kubescape/docs/installation.md

Installation

Manually

Note

: We do not recommend this method if you want to get auto-updating from package managers or have more platforms supported.

X86_64 or ARM64 (M1/M2) Linux / macOS

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubescape/kubescape/master/install.sh | /bin/bash

To install a previous version, you can specify it in the command line.

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubescape/kubescape/master/install.sh | /bin/bash -s -- -v v2.3.6

X86_64 Windows

You must have PowerShell v5.0 or higher:

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubescape/kubescape/master/install.ps1 | iex

If you get an error, you may need to change the execution policy:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope CurrentUser

openSUSE

Note

: openSUSE community-supported.

sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install kubescape

Arch

yay -S kubescape

If you would like to save some time and do not want to compile, install kubescape-bin instead:

Note

: kubescape-bin is AUR community-supported.

yay -S kubescape-bin

Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubescape/kubescape
sudo apt update
sudo apt install kubescape

Other Debian-based or RPM-based Linux Distros

Please follow the guidelines here.

Homebrew

Note

: The kubescape delivered by official Homebrew comes with git disabled.

brew install kubescape

If you want to have the git enabled one, you can install via the homebrew-tap:

brew tap kubescape/tap
brew install kubescape-cli

Chocolatey

Note

: Chocolatey community-supported.

choco install kubescape

Scoop

Note

: Scoop community-supported.

scoop install kubescape

Krew

kubectl krew update
kubectl krew install kubescape
kubectl kubescape

Snap

NixOS or with nix

Note

: This method is community-supported. If you are having trouble, please reach out to NixOS support.

You can use nix on Linux or macOS.

Try it out in an ephemeral shell: nix-shell -p kubescape.

NixOS:

  # your other config ...
  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    # your other packages ...
    kubescape
  ];

home-manager:

  # your other config ...
  home.packages = with pkgs; [
    # your other packages ...
    kubescape
  ];

Or, to your profile (not preferred): nix-env --install -A nixpkgs.kubescape.