# Install porter with Homebrew

App artifacts, tools, configs, and logic packaged as distributable installer. Version 1.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:porter
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install porter
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:porter
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/porter>
- **Version:** 1.6.1
- **Source summary:** App artifacts, tools, configs, and logic packaged as distributable installer
- **Homepage:** <https://porter.sh>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/getporter/porter>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://porter.sh>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/getporter/porter/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T22:58:17+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- porter (cli)
- porter (alias)

## Build dependencies

- go

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.6.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-29
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/getporter/porter
- Upstream latest detected: v1.6.1 (current)

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** porter
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/porter.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/porter.yml)


## Sources

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