# Install rancher-machine with Homebrew Machine management for a container-centric world. Version 0.15.0-rancher145 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:rancher-machine ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install rancher-machine ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:rancher-machine - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.15.0-rancher145 - **Source summary:** Machine management for a container-centric world - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T00:48:55Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - rancher-machine (cli) - rancher-machine (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.15.0-rancher145 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rancher/machine - Upstream latest detected: v0.15.0-rancher145 (current) ## Project history and usage Rancher Machine is Rancher's fork of Docker Machine, kept for provisioning and managing Docker hosts as part of Rancher-oriented workflows. ### Project history The official README identifies Rancher Machine as a fork of Docker Machine and describes Machine as software for creating Docker hosts on a computer, cloud providers, or inside a data center, then configuring the Docker client to talk to them. ### Adoption history Rancher states that the project is intended to be embedded and executed by the full Rancher product, while standalone CLI functionality remains available but is no longer the primary human-facing focus. ### How it is used The CLI creates and manages machines, stores per-machine host configuration under the Machine storage path, and preserves Docker Machine-style commands for environments that still need machine provisioning from scripts, Terraform, or Rancher components. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, rancher-machine is notable as a downstream-maintained Docker Machine lineage package: the binary name and storage paths remain familiar, while releases and branches track Rancher consumption rather than Docker's old release stream. ### Timeline - 2015: Docker Machine-era storage conventions such as ~/.docker/machine became part of the tool lineage. - 2025-07-18: The upstream Docker Machine repository was archived, increasing the relevance of maintained forks. - 2026-07-02: Rancher Machine latest GitHub release listed as v0.15.0-rancher137.2. ### Related projects - Docker Machine is the upstream project lineage. - Rancher consumes Rancher Machine from its release branches and tags. - Docker Engine hosts are the managed targets created by Machine. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for rancher-machine. 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: $MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH/machines//config.json, ~/.docker/machine/machines//config.json ## Credential files - Unix: $MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH/certs/, $MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH/machines//, ~/.docker/machine/certs/, ~/.docker/machine/machines// ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** rancher-machine - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://pkg.so/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://pkg.so/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [go](https://pkg.so/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [docker-machine-driver-vultr](https://pkg.so/brew/docker-machine-driver-vultr/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [crane](https://pkg.so/brew/crane/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, containers, go. - [ko](https://pkg.so/brew/ko/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, containers, go. - [colima](https://pkg.so/brew/colima/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, containers. - [oras](https://pkg.so/brew/oras/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, containers. - [skopeo](https://pkg.so/brew/skopeo/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, containers. - [container](https://pkg.so/brew/container/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, containers. - [container-compose](https://pkg.so/brew/container-compose/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, containers. - [lxc](https://pkg.so/brew/lxc/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, containers. - [rancher-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/rancher-cli/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, containers, infrastructure. - [container-canary](https://pkg.so/brew/container-canary/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, container, containers. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rancher-machine.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rancher-machine.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph