# Install rathole with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop

Reverse proxy for NAT traversal. Version 0.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-12. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#rathole.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rathole
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rathole
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rathole
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rathole from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rathole
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ra/rathole/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/rathole
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rathole.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rathole
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Source summary:** Reverse proxy for NAT traversal
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/rathole-org/rathole>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rathole-org/rathole>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-12T14:54:13+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- rathole (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.5.0

## Security Notes

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - rathole: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ra/rathole/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - rathole - 0.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rathole from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal | https://github.com/rapiz1/rathole
- Scoop - main/rathole: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rathole.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rathole.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rathole.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph