Install uffizzi with Homebrew, dnf, pacman, scoop, winget

Project links

• Homepage
• Repository

Commands and aliases

• launchy
• setup
• thor
• uffizzi

Project history

The official CLI repository was created in 2021. Its README keeps the scope deliberately narrow: a CLI for the Uffizzi API, with installation delegated to the Uffizzi documentation and contribution handled through GitHub.

By the 2.x releases, the CLI was aligned with Uffizzi's virtual-cluster and ephemeral-environment documentation. Official docs show commands for creating clusters, updating kubeconfig, applying manifests, and creating Docker Compose based preview environments.

Adoption history

Uffizzi CLI adoption follows teams that want developer environments and preview environments as part of Kubernetes and CI workflows. The official docs emphasize virtual clusters, dev clusters, environment lifecycle management, access control, and deployment from Kubernetes manifests or Docker Compose configuration.

How it is used

Users authenticate with Uffizzi, create a cluster with `uffizzi cluster create`, update kubeconfig for kubectl access, and use Uffizzi commands to manage clusters or compose-based ephemeral environments. The docs also show GitHub workflow examples that install the CLI, log in, and update kubeconfig for pull-request environments.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, Uffizzi is a cloud CLI where packaging mostly matters because the binary is the automation hook. Installing it through Homebrew puts Uffizzi cluster and preview-environment commands into the same shell toolchain as kubectl, Helm, and CI scripts.

Timeline

• 2021-11-01: Official Uffizzi CLI repository created.
• 2023: Uffizzi CLI 2.x releases were published throughout the year.
• 2024: Official docs describe Uffizzi virtual clusters, dev clusters, and lifecycle features.
• 2025-03-24: Uffizzi CLI 2.4.21 release published.

Related projects

• The CLI talks to the Uffizzi API and is related to the Uffizzi platform repository and Uffizzi quickstart examples.
• It is used alongside Kubernetes tooling, especially kubectl and kubeconfig workflows.

Sources

• GitHub repository metadata and releases record the 2021 repository creation and 2023-2025 release line.
• https://docs.uffizzi.com/ documents virtual clusters, dev clusters, lifecycle management, access control, and CLI workflows.
• https://docs.uffizzi.com/usage/cli documents cluster, kubeconfig, manifest, and Docker Compose CLI usage.
• https://github.com/UffizziCloud/uffizzi_cli README describes the CLI as the command-line interface for the Uffizzi API.