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Install kubo with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, MacPorts

Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol. Version 0.42.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kubo.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kubo

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ipfs

MacPorts ports tree · net/ipfs/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add kubo

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · kubo · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubo

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ku/kubo/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S kubo

Arch Linux sync databases · kubo · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install kubo

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kubo · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/kubo

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

overview

Package summary

Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol

Commands and aliases

  • ipfs

history

Project history and usage

Kubo is the Go implementation of IPFS and the command-line `ipfs` daemon most associated with running an IPFS node. The project was originally known as go-ipfs and was renamed Kubo in 2022.

Project history

Kubo originated as the first implementation of IPFS, the content-addressed, peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol. The repository describes Kubo as an opinionated implementation that prioritizes interoperability through CIDs, DAGs, UnixFS, HTTP gateways, Bitswap, and verifiable retrieval over HTTP.

The 2022 rename from Go-IPFS to Kubo was part of a broader IPFS ecosystem cleanup: IPFS stewards wanted the name IPFS to refer to protocols and conventions rather than to a single Go implementation. Kubo v0.14.0 changed the published artifact name, Docker image name, and libp2p user agent while dual-publishing old names to reduce breakage.

Adoption history

Kubo became the standard CLI path for users who wanted more granular control than IPFS Desktop. Official docs describe it as the first and most widely used IPFS implementation, and its packaging spans direct distribution from dist.ipfs.tech, Docker images, Homebrew, Linux distributions, Nix, Scoop, and other package managers.

Because Kubo exposes both a daemon and CLI, it also became infrastructure for applications that need local IPFS storage, pinning, gateways, RPC control, and DHT participation. Its release process documentation describes a regular release cadence with staged testing across unit, interop, integration, IPFS apps, production environments, and community testers.

How it is used

Users typically initialize a repository with `ipfs init`, start a node with `ipfs daemon`, add content with `ipfs add`, retrieve content with `ipfs cat`, and manage node behavior through the Kubo CLI or HTTP RPC API. Configuration and identity material live in the IPFS repository, commonly `$IPFS_PATH`, with the config file used for networking, datastore, gateway, API, and identity settings.

Why package nerds care

Kubo is package-nerd significant because it is both a user CLI and a network node implementation for a protocol stack. Package managers are not merely distributing a helper binary; they are distributing a long-running peer-to-peer daemon with repository migrations, DHT behavior, gateway semantics, RPC compatibility, and a compatibility story that survived the go-ipfs-to-kubo rename.

Timeline

  • 2015: IPFS's first implementation emerged as the Go implementation later known as go-ipfs.
  • 2022: Kubo v0.14.0 renamed Go-IPFS to Kubo and dual-published old and new artifact names.
  • 2025: Kubo v0.39 stopped publishing the deprecated go-ipfs name as a normal release artifact.
  • 2020s: The project documents a regular release process with staged testing and QA across IPFS apps and production environments.

Related projects

  • Kubo is related to the IPFS protocol specifications, libp2p, UnixFS, Bitswap, IPFS Desktop, IPFS WebUI, Helia, HTTP gateways, delegated routing, and the wider multiformats ecosystem.

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
  • formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

  • metadata:service
  • text:media

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
$IPFS_PATH/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
$IPFS_PATH/config

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ipfsexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version0.42.0
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:kubo
Version0.42.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://docs.ipfs.tech/how-to/command-line-quick-start/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ipfs/kubo
Last updated2026-07-27T21:58:48+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

kubo

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

kubo 0.42.0-r1

Inter Platnetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer hypermedia distribution protocol

https://ipfs.tech/

sudo apk add kubo
  • License: MIT Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubo
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kubo-bash-completion 0.42.0-r1

Bash completions for kubo

https://ipfs.tech/

sudo apk add kubo-bash-completion
  • License: MIT Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubo-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kubo-doc 0.42.0-r1

Inter Platnetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer hypermedia distribution protocol (documentation)

https://ipfs.tech/

sudo apk add kubo-doc
  • License: MIT Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubo-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kubo-fish-completion 0.42.0-r1

Fish completions for kubo

https://ipfs.tech/

sudo apk add kubo-fish-completion
  • License: MIT Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubo-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kubo-migration 0.42.0-r1

Inter Platnetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer hypermedia distribution protocol (15 to 16 migration)

https://ipfs.tech/

sudo apk add kubo-migration
  • License: MIT Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubo
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubo-migration from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kubo-openrc 0.42.0-r1

Inter Platnetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer hypermedia distribution protocol (OpenRC init scripts)

https://ipfs.tech/

sudo apk add kubo-openrc
  • License: MIT Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubo-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kubo-zsh-completion 0.42.0-r1

Zsh completions for kubo

https://ipfs.tech/

sudo apk add kubo-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubo-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

kubo 0.42.0-1

IPFS implementation in Go

https://github.com/ipfs/kubo

sudo pacman -S kubo
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: kubo from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

kubo 0.40.1-1.4

IPFS implementation in Go

https://github.com/ipfs/kubo

sudo zypper install kubo
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubo
  • 5 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubo from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
Scoop95%

main/kubo

scoop install main/kubo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubo
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubo.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts94%

ipfs

sudo port install ipfs
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Ipfs
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/ipfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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  • 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
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