# Install pulsarctl with Homebrew, Nix

CLI for Apache Pulsar written in Go. Version 4.2.1.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-31. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pulsarctl.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pulsarctl
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pulsarctl
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pulsarctl
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pu/pulsarctl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pulsarctl
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pulsarctl>
- **Version:** 4.2.1.9
- **Source summary:** CLI for Apache Pulsar written in Go
- **Homepage:** <https://streamnative.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctl>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://streamnative.io/>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctl/archive/refs/tags/v4.2.1.9.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-31T07:15:13Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- pulsarctl (cli)
- pulsarctl (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: 4.2.1.9
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-31
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctl
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pulsarctl. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.config/pulsar

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.config/pulsar
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pulsarctl
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - pulsarctl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pu/pulsarctl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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