Welcome to the Netlify CLI! The new 2.0 version was rebuilt from the ground up to help improve the site building experience.
โ ๏ธ If you are looking for docs on Netlify Dev, thenetlify-dev-plugin
repo was recently merged into this one. See Netlify Dev Docs here.
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Netlify CLI requires Node.js version 8 or above. To install, run the following command from any directory in your terminal:
npm install netlify-cli -g
Alternatively you may also use Homebrew: brew install netlify-cli
(thanks @cglong).
Installing the CLI globally provides access to the netlify
command.
netlify [command]
# Run `help` for detailed information about CLI commands
netlify [command] help
To learn how to log in to Netlify and start deploying sites, visit the documentation on Netlify.
For a full command reference, see the list below, or visit cli.netlify.com.
Run Netlify API Methods
Create a new deploy from the contents of a folder
Local dev server
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
dev:exec |
Exec command |
Manage netlify functions
Subcommand | description |
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functions:build |
build functions locally |
functions:create |
create a new function locally |
functions:invoke |
trigger a function while in netlify dev with simulated data, good for testing function calls including Netlify's Event Triggered Functions |
Configure continuous deployment for a new or existing site
Link a local repo or project folder to an existing site on Netlify
Login to your Netlify account
Open settings for the site linked to the current folder
Subcommand | description |
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open:admin |
Opens current site admin UI in Netlify |
open:site |
Opens current site url in browser |
Handle various site operations
Subcommand | description |
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sites:create |
Create an empty site (advanced) |
sites:delete |
Delete a site |
sites:list |
List all sites you have access to |
Print status information
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
status:hooks |
Print hook information of the linked site |
Switch your active Netlify account
Unlink a local folder from a Netlify site
Watch for site deploy to finish
See CONTRIBUTING.md for more info on how to make contributions to this project.
You'll need to follow these steps to run Netlify CLI locally:
uninstall any globally installed versions of netlify-cli
clone and install deps for https://github.com/netlify/cli
npm link from inside the cli folder
Now you're both ready to start testing and to contribute to the project!
MIT. See LICENSE for more details.