macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kubeonelocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 6441
Install kubeone with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, zypper
Automate cluster operations on all your environments. Version 1.14.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kubeone.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubeonenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ku/kubeone/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S kubeoneArch Linux sync databases · kubeone · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install kubeoneopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kubeone · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Automate cluster operations on all your environments
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kubeone
history
Project history and usage
KubeOne is Kubermatic's open source Kubernetes cluster lifecycle CLI for installing, upgrading, repairing, and unprovisioning clusters across cloud, on-prem, edge, and IoT environments. The Homebrew package exposes the kubeone binary used by operators who want a declarative single-cluster management workflow.
Project history
Kubermatic describes KubeOne as first released before KubeCon Barcelona in May 2019. By the August 18, 2020 KubeOne 1.0 announcement, the project had reached general availability after 15 months of development, 760 commits, and 600 GitHub stars, with a focus on automating highly available Kubernetes cluster operations.
Adoption history
KubeOne's adoption followed Kubermatic's broader hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes story: the docs emphasize native support for AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, GCP, Hetzner Cloud, Nutanix, OpenStack, VMware Cloud Director, and VMware vSphere, plus integration with Terraform and Kubermatic machine-controller.
How it is used
Users define clusters declaratively in a YAML manifest, commonly named kubeone.yaml, then use kubeone commands to reconcile infrastructure-derived state, Kubernetes versions, addons, certificates, and worker nodes. The 1.0 release made the apply command central to provisioning, upgrades, repair, and disaster-recovery workflows.
Why package nerds care
For package managers, KubeOne is notable because it packages an opinionated cluster lifecycle controller as a local CLI rather than a hosted service. It gives Homebrew users a repeatable binary for a workflow that spans Terraform output, Kubernetes APIs, SSH access, and cloud-provider assumptions.
Timeline
- 2019-05: Kubermatic says KubeOne was first released before KubeCon Barcelona.
- 2020-08-18: KubeOne 1.0 reached general availability.
- 2020: KubeOne 1.0 introduced static worker nodes, flexible CNI deployment, and broader operating-system support.
- 2026: KubeOne documentation listed maintained versioned docs through v1.13.
Related projects
- KubeOne is related to Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform, Terraform, Cluster API, Kubermatic machine-controller, kubeadm, and upstream Kubernetes conformance work.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cluster
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
kubeone.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kubeone | 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 version1.14.0
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kubeone |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.14.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://kubeone.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/kubermatic/kubeone |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T21:58:46+02:00 |
| 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%
kubeone
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubeone- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubeone
pacman95%
kubeone 1.12.3-3
A lifecycle management tool for Highly-Available Kubernetes clusters
https://github.com/kubermatic/kubeone
sudo pacman -S kubeone- License: Apache
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubeone
zypper95%
kubeone 1.14.0-1.1
CLI for the kubeone cluster automation
https://github.com/kubermatic/kubeone
sudo zypper install kubeone- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kubeone
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubeone
zypper95%
kubeone-bash-completion 1.14.0-1.1
Bash Completion for kubeone
https://github.com/kubermatic/kubeone
sudo zypper install kubeone-bash-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: kubeone
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubeone
zypper95%
kubeone-zsh-completion 1.14.0-1.1
Zsh Completion for kubeone
https://github.com/kubermatic/kubeone
sudo zypper install kubeone-zsh-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: kubeone
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubeone
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