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Install rke with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop

Rancher Kubernetes Engine, a Kubernetes installer that works everywhere. Version 1.8.14 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#rke.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rke

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rke

MacPorts ports tree · devel/rke/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/rke

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

overview

Package summary

Rancher Kubernetes Engine, a Kubernetes installer that works everywhere

Commands and aliases

  • rke

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:kubernetes

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
cluster.yml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
kube_config_cluster.ymlkube_config_<FILE_NAME>.ymlcluster.rkestate

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
rkeexecutableindexed 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 version1.8.14
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:rke
Version1.8.14
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://rke.docs.rancher.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/rancher/rke
Last updated2026-07-27T19:03:02+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%

rke

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

rke 1.4.3-r26

Rancher Kubernetes Engine

https://github.com/rancher/rke

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

rke-doc 1.4.3-r26

Rancher Kubernetes Engine (documentation)

https://github.com/rancher/rke

sudo apk add rke-doc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rke
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rke
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rke-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
zypper95%

rke 1.8.14-1.4

Rancher Kubernetes Engine

https://github.com/rancher/rke

sudo zypper install rke
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rke
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rke
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rke from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

rke

sudo port install rke
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rke
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/rke/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/rke

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation