# Install kompose with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget
Tool to move from docker-compose to Kubernetes. Version 1.38.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kompose.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:kompose
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install kompose
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install kompose
```
Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/kompose/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add kompose
```
Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kompose from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#kompose
```
Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ko/kompose/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman (92%):
```sh
sudo pacman -S kompose
```
Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: kompose from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
- zypper (92%):
```sh
sudo zypper install kompose
```
Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kompose from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
### Windows
- Scoop (92%):
```sh
scoop install main/kompose
```
Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kompose.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget (92%):
```sh
winget install --id Kubernetes.kompose -e
```
Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Kubernetes.kompose from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:kompose
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.38.0
- **Source summary:** Tool to move from docker-compose to Kubernetes
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T21:58:40+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- kompose (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.38.0
## Project history and usage
Kompose, short for Kubernetes plus Compose, is a migration utility that translates Compose Specification files into Kubernetes resources. It sits at the boundary between the Docker Compose developer workflow and Kubernetes manifests, helping users get a first Kubernetes deployment without manually rewriting every service, volume, and network concept.
### Project history
The repository was created on 2016-06-27, during the period when Kubernetes adoption was expanding beyond early cluster operators. The first alpha release, v0.0.1-alpha, was published on 2016-07-01. The v1.0.0 release on 2017-07-20 announced graduation from Kubernetes Incubator and a move to the `kubernetes/kompose` repository.
Kompose's README defines the core contract: take a Compose file and translate it into Kubernetes resources. The project documentation is hosted at kompose.io and in the repository's docs tree, with user-guide material for conversion, labels, commands, and operational workflows.
### Adoption history
Kompose became a standard package-manager-visible bridge for teams moving from local Compose applications toward Kubernetes. Its Homebrew formula and binary releases made it easy to add to developer laptops, while Kubernetes ownership gave it a clear place inside the broader container tooling ecosystem.
### How it is used
The common workflow is `kompose convert -f compose.yaml`, which emits Kubernetes YAML such as Deployments and Services. The project warns that conversion from Compose to Kubernetes may not be exact, framing Kompose as a convenience and migration aid rather than a perfect semantic compiler.
### Why package nerds care
For package nerds, Kompose is interesting because it packages a cross-orchestrator translation problem into one CLI. It also records the history of container tooling convergence: Compose was the local-development lingua franca, while Kubernetes became the deployment API that package managers needed to put on workstations.
### Timeline
- 2016-06-27: GitHub repository created.
- 2016-07-01: v0.0.1-alpha published.
- 2017-07-20: v1.0.0 published and Kubernetes Incubator graduation announced.
### Related projects
- Kompose is directly related to Docker Compose, the Compose Specification, Kubernetes, kubectl, and the historical Kubernetes Incubator organization.
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## Security Notes
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
## Other Package-Manager Records
- Nix - kompose: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ko/kompose/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - kompose - 1.31.2-r21: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kompose from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool to move from docker-compose to Kubernetes | https://kompose.io/
- apk - kompose-bash-completion - 1.31.2-r21: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kompose-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for kompose | https://kompose.io/
- apk - kompose-fish-completion - 1.31.2-r21: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kompose-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for kompose | https://kompose.io/
- apk - kompose-zsh-completion - 1.31.2-r21: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kompose-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for kompose | https://kompose.io/
- pacman - kompose - 1.38.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: kompose from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Docker compose to Kubernetes transformation tool | https://github.com/kubernetes/kompose
- zypper - kompose - 1.38.0-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kompose from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Go from Docker Compose to Kubernetes | https://kompose.io
- zypper - kompose-bash-completion - 1.38.0-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kompose-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for kompose | https://kompose.io
- zypper - kompose-fish-completion - 1.38.0-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kompose-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for kompose | https://kompose.io
- zypper - kompose-zsh-completion - 1.38.0-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kompose-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for kompose | https://kompose.io
- MacPorts - kompose: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/kompose/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/kompose: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kompose.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Kubernetes.kompose: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Kubernetes.kompose from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kompose.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/kompose.yml)
## Sources
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph