Installation

PyPi

pip3 install linode-cli
# for upgrading
pip3 install linode-cli --upgrade

Docker

Token

docker run --rm -it -e LINODE_CLI_TOKEN=$LINODE_TOKEN linode/cli:latest linodes list

Config

docker run --rm -it -v $HOME/.config/linode-cli:/home/cli/.config/linode-cli linode/cli:latest linodes list

GitHub Actions

Setup Linode CLI GitHub Action to automatically install and authenticate the cli in a GitHub Actions environment:

- name: Install the Linode CLI
  uses: linode/action-linode-cli@v1
  with:
    token: ${{ secrets.LINODE_TOKEN }}

Community Distributions

The Linode CLI is available through unofficial channels thanks to our awesome community! These distributions are not included in release testing.

Homebrew

brew install linode-cli
brew upgrade linode-cli

Building from Source

In order to successfully build the CLI, your system will require the following:

• The make command
• python3
• pip3 (to install project dependencies)

Before attempting a build, install python dependencies like this::

Once everything is set up, you can initiate a build like so::

If desired, you may pass in SPEC=/path/to/openapi-spec when running build or install. This can be a URL or a path to a local spec, and that spec will be used when generating the CLI. A yaml or json file is accepted.

To install the package as part of the build process, use this command::