install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install vultr-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install vultr-cli

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · vultr-cli · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#vultr-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vu/vultr-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S vultr-cli

Arch Linux sync databases · vultr-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Vultr.CLI -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Vultr.CLI · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/vultr

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/vultr.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool for Vultr services

Project links

Commands and aliases

vultr
vultr-cli

history

Project history and usage

Vultr CLI is Vultr's official command-line interface for the Vultr API, used to manage cloud infrastructure resources such as instances, networking, storage, DNS, Kubernetes, databases, object storage, and account data from a terminal.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in 2019 and publishes the Go module as github.com/vultr/vultr-cli/v3. The first public GitHub release listed by the repository API is v0.1.0 from June 2019, followed by v1.0.0 and v2.0.0 releases in November 2020 and v3.0.0 in February 2024.

The project is built around common Go CLI tooling, with cobra and viper listed in go.mod and a README command tree that exposes Vultr services as subcommands.

Adoption history

The official README documents several installation routes that matter to package users: GitHub release binaries, Go install, Arch Linux pacman, Homebrew, Fedora dnf, OpenBSD pkg_add, Docker images, and Chocolatey. The supplied package metadata also records packaging across Homebrew, dnf, nix, pacman, Scoop, and winget.

How it is used

The README and Vultr Docs show vultr-cli as a terminal client for listing and creating infrastructure resources. Authentication uses the VULTR_API_KEY environment variable, while an optional YAML config can be supplied with --config and may contain an api-key value; environment variables override config-file values.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, vultr-cli is a compact example of a provider-owned cloud CLI shipped through multiple native package ecosystems while tracking a fast-moving cloud API client dependency, govultr. Its GitHub releases, Go module path, Docker image, and distro package entries make it easy to compare upstream release cadence against downstream packaging lag.

Timeline

2019: GitHub repository created and v0.1.0 released.
2020: v1.0.0 and v2.0.0 released.
2024: v3.0.0 released and the module path uses github.com/vultr/vultr-cli/v3.
2025: Changelog records expanded cloud-resource coverage such as CDN, database, object storage, logs, and VPC updates.
2026: v3.10.0 released with instance, ISO, script-file, and govultr dependency updates.

Related projects

govultr is the official Go client dependency used by vultr-cli. The README also points users to Vultr's API key settings and Docker image distribution for the CLI.

Sources

https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli
https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli
https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli#readme
https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

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

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`vultr`	cli	global executable
`vultr-cli`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version3.10.0

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv3.10.0

https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:vultr-cli
Version	3.10.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vultr-cli
Homepage	https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli
Repository	https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli/archive/refs/tags/v3.10.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-26T00:30:34+02:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	vultr-cli
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

vultr-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#vultr-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Vultr Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vu/vultr-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

dnf95%

vultr-cli 3.9.2-2.fc45

Official command line tool for Vultr services

https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli

sudo dnf install vultr-cli

License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND MPL-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: vultr-cli
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Vultr Cli

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vultr-cli from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

vultr-cli 3.10.0-1

Official command line tool for Vultr services

https://github.com/vultr/vultr-cli

sudo pacman -S vultr-cli

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Vultr Cli

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: vultr-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

winget95%

Vultr.CLI

winget install --id Vultr.CLI -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Vultr Cli

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Vultr.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

Nix92%

vultr

nix profile install nixpkgs#vultr

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Vultr

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

Scoop92%

main/vultr

scoop install main/vultr

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Vultr

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/vultr.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/vultr-cli.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install vultr-cli with Homebrew, dnf, Nix, pacman, winget, scoop

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