macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install korelocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install kore with Homebrew, Nix, apt
Web application framework for writing web APIs in C. Version 4.2.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kore.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#korenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ko/kore/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install koreUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · kore · source: archive.ubuntu.com
overview
Package summary
Web application framework for writing web APIs in C
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kodev
- kore
history
Project history and usage
Kore is a C and Python web application platform centered on high-concurrency servers and secure-by-default operating-system isolation. In package catalogs it represents the small but enduring tradition of C-native web frameworks and application servers.
Project history
The official site describes Kore as a platform for scalable, concurrent web processes in C or Python, with privilege separation and operating-system security features such as seccomp, pledge, and unveil. The official source browser lists Joris Vink as the dominant author across release tags and commits.
Kore's tagged release history reaches at least 1.1-release on 2014-03-01. The project moved through 2.0.0 in 2016, 3.x in 2018 and 2019, and 4.x beginning with 4.0.0 on 2020-08-26. The 4.2.0 documentation series was tagged on 2022-03-18, and the public site lists 4.2.3 as the release displayed on its front page.
Adoption history
Kore did not become a mainstream web framework in the way higher-level language frameworks did, but it found a niche among developers who want a compact C/Python server with explicit TLS, worker, and security controls. The official site says it has been used in high-assurance cryptographic devices, machine-learning stacks, and aerospace applications.
Its package-manager adoption is specialist: Homebrew, Nix, and Ubuntu packaging in the input data put it in reach of systems programmers who want to experiment with or deploy C-based web services without manually building from upstream tarballs.
How it is used
Kore applications are built around project files such as `conf/kore.conf` and `conf/build.conf`, with `kodev` helping create and build projects. Users choose it when they want a self-contained server/application framework rather than a library embedded inside a larger HTTP server.
The Python runtime work visible in the source history shows Kore evolving beyond pure C services while retaining its operating-system-level security posture.
Why package nerds care
Kore is package-nerd significant because it keeps alive a specific kind of Unix tool: a lean, source-available web platform with first-class TLS, privilege separation, and explicit server controls.
For Homebrew users, it is the kind of formula that exposes a lesser-known systems framework without needing language-specific package managers or application scaffolding.
Timeline
- 2014-03-01: 1.1-release tag appears in the official source browser.
- 2016-08-01: 2.0.0-release tag appears.
- 2018-07-09: 3.0.0-release tag appears.
- 2020-08-26: 4.0.0 tag appears.
- 2022-03-18: 4.2.0 tag appears.
- 2022-08-22: 4.2.3 tag appears.
Related projects
- Kore belongs near other C or systems-oriented HTTP stacks such as nginx modules, libevent/libev-based servers, h2o, facil.io, civetweb, and embedded HTTP frameworks.
- Its security model also relates it to OpenBSD-originated ideas such as pledge and unveil, and to Linux seccomp-based service hardening.
Sources
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
conf/kore.confconf/build.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kodev | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
kore | 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 version4.2.3
manager updated2026-05-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kore |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.2.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://kore.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/jorisvink/kore |
| Last updated | 2026-05-25T15:37:26Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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%
kore
nix profile install nixpkgs#kore- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kore
Ubuntu apt95%
kore 4.1.0-6
Web platform for writing scalable, concurrent APIs in C or Python
sudo apt install kore- Section: universe/httpd
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kore
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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation