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Contabo Command-Line Interface (CLI). Version 1.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27.
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overview
Package summary
Contabo Command-Line Interface (CLI)
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cntb
history
Project history and usage
cntb is Contabo's command-line interface for managing Contabo VPS, VDS, and related cloud products.
Project history
The official README describes cntb as a CLI for managing Contabo products and shows generated API-style commands for images and compute instances.
Adoption history
The official README documents prebuilt releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux, while the input package facts show Homebrew and Nix packaging.
How it is used
Users configure cntb once with OAuth2 client ID, client secret, API user, and API password from the Contabo Customer Control Panel, then run commands such as cntb get images.
Why package nerds care
cntb gives package users a provider-specific cloud CLI that can be installed like other Unix tools while still wrapping Contabo's API surface.
Timeline
- 2026: GitHub releases page lists v1.6 as latest on March 25, 2026.
Related projects
- The official Makefile shows API client generation from https://api.contabo.com/api-v1.yaml, tying the CLI to Contabo's public API specification.
Sources
- https://github.com/contabo/cntb#readme
- https://github.com/contabo/cntb/blob/main/Makefile
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.cntb.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.cntb.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cntb | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.7
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cntb |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/contabo/cntb |
| Repository | https://github.com/contabo/cntb |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T22:04:02+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation