Interact with Netlify from the comfort of your CLI.
See the CLI command line reference to get started and the docs on using Netlify Dev to run your site locally.
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Netlify CLI requires Node.js version 10 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.
(Beta) Manage Netlify Add-ons
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
addons:auth |
Login to add-on provider |
addons:config |
Configure add-on settings |
addons:create |
Add an add-on extension to your site |
addons:delete |
Remove an add-on extension to your site |
addons:list |
List currently installed add-ons for site |
Run any Netlify API method
(Beta) Build on your local machine
Create a new deploy from the contents of a folder
Local dev server
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
dev:exec |
Exec command |
dev:trace |
Trace command |
(Beta) Control environment variables for the current site
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
env:get |
Get resolved value of specified environment variable (includes netlify.toml) |
env:import |
Import and set environment variables from .env file |
env:list |
Lists resolved environment variables for site (includes netlify.toml) |
env:set |
Set value of environment variable |
env:unset |
Unset an environment variable which removes it from the UI |
Manage netlify functions
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
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 |
functions:list |
List functions that exist locally |
Configure continuous deployment for a new or existing site
Link a local repo or project folder to an existing site on Netlify
Handle Netlify Large Media operations
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
lm:info |
Show large media requirements information. |
lm:install |
Configures your computer to use Netlify Large Media. |
lm:setup |
Configures your site to use Netlify Large Media. |
Login to your Netlify account
Open settings for the site linked to the current folder
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
open:admin |
Opens current site admin UI in Netlify |
open:site |
Opens current site url in browser |
Handle various site operations
Subcommand | description |
---|---|
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.