# Install talm with Homebrew, Nix

Manage Talos Linux configurations the GitOps way. Version 0.34.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#talm.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:talm
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install talm
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#talm
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:talm
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.34.0
- **Source summary:** Manage Talos Linux configurations the GitOps way
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/cozystack/talm>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/cozystack/talm>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T16:57:58Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- talm (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.34.0
## Project history and usage

Talm is a Talos Linux configuration manager that describes itself as Helm-like tooling for Talos. It is package-manager relevant because it wraps Talos cluster templating, node discovery, and Git-friendly configuration into a single CLI.

### Project history

The official repository began with an `init` commit on 2024-04-29 and produced its first observed release tag, v0.1.0, on 2024-05-02. The README states that Talm was developed around automatic discovery, template customization, GitOps-friendly outputs, simpler node connection handling, and compatibility with upstream Talos tooling.

### Adoption history

Talm is documented in Cozystack's installation flow and the README recommends Homebrew for macOS and Linux users while also offering release binaries and a shell installer. The supplied package facts list Homebrew and Nix, which is typical for infrastructure CLIs that target operator workstations rather than application runtimes.

### How it is used

A normal workflow starts with `talm init`, then uses templates, `values.yaml`, per-node files under `nodes/`, and Talos connection data to generate or apply Talos machine configuration. The README emphasizes use on bare-metal clusters where disks and network interfaces vary between nodes.

### Why package nerds care

Talm is interesting to package-manager users because it is a young, specialized CLI in the Talos ecosystem that borrows package-manager and templating ideas from Helm while targeting machine configuration rather than Kubernetes application manifests.

### Timeline

- 2024-04-29: First commit in the official Git repository.
- 2024-05-02: First observed release tag, v0.1.0.
- 2026-06-24: Latest observed tag and Homebrew stable version are v0.32.0.

### Related projects

- Talm is closely related to Talos Linux, `talosctl`, Omni, Helm-style templating, and Cozystack's Kubernetes installation workflow.

### Sources

- <https://cozystack.io/docs/v0/install/kubernetes/talm/>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/talm.json>
- <https://github.com/cozystack/talm README>
- <https://github.com/cozystack/talm official Git history and tags>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for talm. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## 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

- Unix: Chart.yaml, values.yaml, templates/, nodes/<name>.yaml

## Credential files

- Unix: secrets.yaml, talosconfig, kubeconfig, talm.key, values-secret.yaml
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - talm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/talm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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