Netlify CLI
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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Installation
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 -gAlternatively you may also use Homebrew: brew install netlify-cli (thanks @cglong).
Usage
Installing the CLI globally provides access to the netlify command.
netlify [command]
# Run `help` for detailed information about CLI commands
netlify [command] helpDocumentation
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.
Commands
addons
(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 |
api
Run any Netlify API method
build
(Beta) Build on your local machine
deploy
Create a new deploy from the contents of a folder
dev
Local dev server
| Subcommand | description |
|---|---|
dev:exec |
Exec command |
functions
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 |
init
Configure continuous deployment for a new or existing site
link
Link a local repo or project folder to an existing site on Netlify
login
Login to your Netlify account
open
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 |
sites
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 |
status
Print status information
| Subcommand | description |
|---|---|
status:hooks |
Print hook information of the linked site |
switch
Switch your active Netlify account
unlink
Unlink a local folder from a Netlify site
watch
Watch for site deploy to finish
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for more info on how to make contributions to this project.
Development
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!
License
MIT. See LICENSE for more details.