# 使用 Homebrew, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget 安装 balena-cli

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## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:balena-cli
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install balena-cli
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install balena-cli
```

  证据: MacPorts ports tree: devel/balena-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#balena-cli
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ba/balena-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install balena-cli
```

  证据: Chocolatey community package catalog: balena-cli from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','azurestorageemulator'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/balena-cli
```

  证据: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/balena-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Balena.BalenaCLI -e
```

  证据: Windows Package Manager source index: Balena.BalenaCLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:balena-cli
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 25.2.0
- **来源摘要:** Command-line tool for interacting with the balenaCloud and balena API
- **主页:** <https://docs.balena.io/reference/balena-cli/latest/>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-27T19:30:35Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- balena (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 25.2.0
## 项目历史与用法

balena CLI is the official command-line interface for balenaCloud, openBalena, and the balena API. It is a cross-platform operational tool for IoT and edge-device fleets, used interactively and in scripts.

### 项目历史

The balena-io/balena-cli GitHub repository was created on March 2, 2015. The README describes it as the official balena CLI and says it builds on the balena API and balena SDK, can be imported in Node.js applications, and is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

The project has evolved with balena's platform. Its changelog is generated by Versionist, follows semantic versioning, and shows a long-running release train with major-version compatibility and deprecation policy documented in the README.

### 采用历史

balena CLI is a central tool for balenaCloud and openBalena users because it handles account login, fleet and device operations, image deployment, OS downloads, SSH, API-backed scripting, and CI-friendly workflows. The Homebrew formula API reported stable version 25.1.10 with 248 installs in the previous 30 days as of June 30, 2026.

The input package facts list Homebrew, Chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and winget packages, reflecting broad packaging for developer workstations and Windows/macOS/Linux operator environments.

### 使用方式

Common workflows begin with `balena login`, then use CLI commands to interact with balenaCloud or openBalena resources. The README calls out proxy support, shell support, command reference docs, troubleshooting, auto-completion, and regular upgrading to stay compatible with backend services.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

balena CLI matters because it is the package-managed entry point to an IoT fleet platform. It turns cloud/device operations into reproducible terminal commands, which makes it important for CI, deployment scripts, support workflows, and developers who need to manage physical devices without living entirely in a web console.

### 时间线

- 2015-03-02: balena-io/balena-cli repository created on GitHub.
- 2026-04-29: v25.1.0 changelog adds organization management commands.
- 2026-06-29: v25.1.10 released on GitHub.
- 2026-06-30: Homebrew formula reports stable balena-cli 25.1.10.

### Related projects

- balenaCloud and openBalena are the platform targets documented by the README.
- The CLI builds on the balena API and balena SDK, and the changelog shows regular SDK and compose-parser dependency updates.

### 来源

- <https://api.github.com/repos/balena-io/balena-cli>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/balena-io/balena-cli/releases/latest>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/balena-cli.json>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/balena-io/balena-cli/master/CHANGELOG.md>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/balena-io/balena-cli/master/README.md>


## 安全说明

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger 风险:** orange / 中
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal


## 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: ~/.balenarc.yml, $PWD/balenarc.yml
- Windows: %UserProfile%\_balenarc.yml, %CD%\balenarc.yml

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.balena/token
- Windows: %UserProfile%\_balena\token
## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Nix - balena-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ba/balena-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - balena-cli: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/balena-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - balena-cli: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: balena-cli from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','azurestorageemulator'
- Scoop - main/balena-cli: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/balena-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Balena.BalenaCLI: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Balena.BalenaCLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

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


## 来源

- 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