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Resin CLI Documentation
This tool allows you to interact with the resin.io api from the comfort of your command line.
To get started download the CLI from npm.
$ npm install resin-cli -g
Then authenticate yourself:
$ resin login
Now you have access to all the commands referenced below.
Table of contents
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Application
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Authentication
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Device
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Environment Variables
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Help
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Information
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Keys
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Logs
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Sync
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SSH
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Notes
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OS
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Config
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Settings
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Wizard
Application
app create <name>
Use this command to create a new resin.io application.
You can specify the application type with the --type option.
Otherwise, an interactive dropdown will be shown for you to select from.
You can see a list of supported device types with
$ resin devices supported
Examples:
$ resin app create MyApp
$ resin app create MyApp --type raspberry-pi
Options
--type, -t <type>
application type
apps
Use this command to list all your applications.
Notice this command only shows the most important bits of information for each app. If you want detailed information, use resin app instead.
Examples:
$ resin apps
app <name>
Use this command to show detailed information for a single application.
Examples:
$ resin app MyApp
app restart <name>
Use this command to restart all devices that belongs to a certain application.
Examples:
$ resin app restart MyApp
app rm <name>
Use this command to remove a resin.io application.
Notice this command asks for confirmation interactively.
You can avoid this by passing the --yes boolean option.
Examples:
$ resin app rm MyApp
$ resin app rm MyApp --yes
Options
--yes, -y
confirm non interactively
Authentication
login
Use this command to login to your resin.io account.
This command will prompt you to login using the following login types:
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Web authorization: open your web browser and prompt you to authorize the CLI from the dashboard.
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Credentials: using email/password and 2FA.
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Token: using the authentication token from the preferences page.
Examples:
$ resin login
$ resin login --web
$ resin login --token "..."
$ resin login --credentials
$ resin login --credentials --email johndoe@gmail.com --password secret
Options
--token, -t <token>
auth token
--web, -w
web-based login
--credentials, -c
credential-based login
--email, --e,u, --e,u <email>
--password, -p <password>
password
logout
Use this command to logout from your resin.io account.o
Examples:
$ resin logout
signup
Use this command to signup for a resin.io account.
If signup is successful, you'll be logged in to your new user automatically.
Examples:
$ resin signup
Email: me@mycompany.com
Username: johndoe
Password: ***********
$ resin whoami
johndoe
whoami
Use this command to find out the current logged in username and email address.
Examples:
$ resin whoami
Device
devices
Use this command to list all devices that belong to you.
You can filter the devices by application by using the --application option.
Examples:
$ resin devices
$ resin devices --application MyApp
$ resin devices --app MyApp
$ resin devices -a MyApp
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
device <uuid>
Use this command to show information about a single device.
Examples:
$ resin device 7cf02a6
device register <application>
Use this command to register a device to an application.
Examples:
$ resin device register MyApp
Options
--uuid, -u <uuid>
custom uuid
device rm <uuid>
Use this command to remove a device from resin.io.
Notice this command asks for confirmation interactively.
You can avoid this by passing the --yes boolean option.
Examples:
$ resin device rm 7cf02a6
$ resin device rm 7cf02a6 --yes
Options
--yes, -y
confirm non interactively
device identify <uuid>
Use this command to identify a device.
In the Raspberry Pi, the ACT led is blinked several times.
Examples:
$ resin device identify 23c73a1
device reboot <uuid>
Use this command to remotely reboot a device
Examples:
$ resin device reboot 23c73a1
device rename <uuid> [newName]
Use this command to rename a device.
If you omit the name, you'll get asked for it interactively.
Examples:
$ resin device rename 7cf02a6
$ resin device rename 7cf02a6 MyPi
device move <uuid>
Use this command to move a device to another application you own.
If you omit the application, you'll get asked for it interactively.
Examples:
$ resin device move 7cf02a6
$ resin device move 7cf02a6 --application MyNewApp
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
device init
Use this command to download the OS image of a certain application and write it to an SD Card.
Notice this command may ask for confirmation interactively.
You can avoid this by passing the --yes boolean option.
Examples:
$ resin device init
$ resin device init --application MyApp
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
--yes, -y
confirm non interactively
--advanced, -v
enable advanced configuration
Environment Variables
envs
Use this command to list all environment variables for a particular application or device.
This command lists all custom environment variables. If you want to see all environment variables, including private ones used by resin, use the verbose option.
Example:
$ resin envs --application MyApp
$ resin envs --application MyApp --verbose
$ resin envs --device 7cf02a6
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
--device, -d <device>
device uuid
--verbose, -v
show private environment variables
env rm <id>
Use this command to remove an environment variable from an application.
Don't remove resin specific variables, as things might not work as expected.
Notice this command asks for confirmation interactively.
You can avoid this by passing the --yes boolean option.
If you want to eliminate a device environment variable, pass the --device boolean option.
Examples:
$ resin env rm 215
$ resin env rm 215 --yes
$ resin env rm 215 --device
Options
--yes, -y
confirm non interactively
--device, -d
device
env add <key> [value]
Use this command to add an enviroment variable to an application.
If value is omitted, the tool will attempt to use the variable's value as defined in your host machine.
Use the --device option if you want to assign the environment variable
to a specific device.
If the value is grabbed from the environment, a warning message will be printed.
Use --quiet to remove it.
Examples:
$ resin env add EDITOR vim --application MyApp
$ resin env add TERM --application MyApp
$ resin env add EDITOR vim --device 7cf02a6
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
--device, -d <device>
device uuid
env rename <id> <value>
Use this command to rename an enviroment variable from an application.
Pass the --device boolean option if you want to rename a device environment variable.
Examples:
$ resin env rename 376 emacs
$ resin env rename 376 emacs --device
Options
--device, -d
device
Help
help [command...]
Get detailed help for an specific command.
Examples:
$ resin help apps
$ resin help os download
Options
--verbose, -v
show additional commands
Information
version
Display the Resin CLI version.
Keys
keys
Use this command to list all your SSH keys.
Examples:
$ resin keys
key <id>
Use this command to show information about a single SSH key.
Examples:
$ resin key 17
key rm <id>
Use this command to remove a SSH key from resin.io.
Notice this command asks for confirmation interactively.
You can avoid this by passing the --yes boolean option.
Examples:
$ resin key rm 17
$ resin key rm 17 --yes
Options
--yes, -y
confirm non interactively
key add <name> [path]
Use this command to associate a new SSH key with your account.
If path is omitted, the command will attempt
to read the SSH key from stdin.
Examples:
$ resin key add Main ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | resin key add Main
Logs
logs <uuid>
Use this command to show logs for a specific device.
By default, the command prints all log messages and exit.
To continuously stream output, and see new logs in real time, use the --tail option.
Note that for now you need to provide the whole UUID for this command to work correctly.
This is due to some technical limitations that we plan to address soon.
Examples:
$ resin logs 23c73a1
$ resin logs 23c73a1
Options
--tail, -t
continuously stream output
Sync
sync [source]
WARNING: If you're running Windows, this command only supports cmd.exe.
Use this command to sync your local changes to a certain device on the fly.
The source argument can be either a device uuid or an application name.
You can save all the options mentioned below in a resin-sync.yml file,
by using the same option names as keys. For example:
$ cat $PWD/resin-sync.yml
source: src/
before: 'echo Hello'
ignore:
- .git
- node_modules/
progress: true
Notice that explicitly passed command options override the ones set in the configuration file.
Examples:
$ resin sync MyApp
$ resin sync 7cf02a6
$ resin sync 7cf02a6 --port 8080
$ resin sync 7cf02a6 --ignore foo,bar
Options
--source, -s <path>
custom source path
--ignore, -i <paths>
comma delimited paths to ignore when syncing
--before, -b <command>
execute a command before syncing
--progress, -p
show progress
--port, -t <port>
ssh port
SSH
ssh <uuid>
WARNING: If you're running Windows, this command only supports cmd.exe.
Use this command to get a shell into the running application container of your device.
Examples:
$ resin ssh 7cf02a6
$ resin ssh 7cf02a6 --port 8080
Options
--port, -t <port>
ssh gateway port
Notes
note <|note>
Use this command to set or update a device note.
If note command isn't passed, the tool attempts to read from stdin.
To view the notes, use $ resin device .
Examples:
$ resin note "My useful note" --device 7cf02a6
$ cat note.txt | resin note --device 7cf02a6
Options
--device, --d,dev, --d,dev <device>
device uuid
OS
os download <type>
Use this command to download an unconfigured os image for a certain device type.
Examples:
$ resin os download parallella -o ../foo/bar/parallella.img
Options
--output, -o <output>
output path
os configure <image> <uuid>
Use this command to configure a previously download operating system image with a device.
Examples:
$ resin os configure ../path/rpi.img 7cf02a6
Options
--advanced, -v
show advanced commands
os initialize <image>
Use this command to initialize a previously configured operating system image.
Examples:
$ resin os initialize ../path/rpi.img --type 'raspberry-pi'
Options
--yes, -y
confirm non interactively
--type, -t <type>
device type
--drive, -d <drive>
drive
Config
config read
Use this command to read the config.json file from a provisioned device
Examples:
$ resin config read --type raspberry-pi
$ resin config read --type raspberry-pi --drive /dev/disk2
Options
--type, -t <type>
device type
--drive, -d <drive>
drive
config write <key> <value>
Use this command to write the config.json file of a provisioned device
Examples:
$ resin config write --type raspberry-pi username johndoe
$ resin config write --type raspberry-pi --drive /dev/disk2 username johndoe
$ resin config write --type raspberry-pi files.network/settings "..."
Options
--type, -t <type>
device type
--drive, -d <drive>
drive
config inject <file>
Use this command to inject a config.json file to a provisioned device
Examples:
$ resin config inject my/config.json --type raspberry-pi
$ resin config inject my/config.json --type raspberry-pi --drive /dev/disk2
Options
--type, -t <type>
device type
--drive, -d <drive>
drive
config reconfigure
Use this command to reconfigure a provisioned device
Examples:
$ resin config reconfigure --type raspberry-pi
$ resin config reconfigure --type raspberry-pi --advanced
$ resin config reconfigure --type raspberry-pi --drive /dev/disk2
Options
--type, -t <type>
device type
--drive, -d <drive>
drive
--advanced, -v
show advanced commands
config generate
Use this command to generate a config.json for a device or application
Examples:
$ resin config generate --device 7cf02a6
$ resin config generate --device 7cf02a6 --output config.json
$ resin config generate --app MyApp
$ resin config generate --app MyApp --output config.json
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
--device, -d <device>
device uuid
--output, -o <output>
output
Settings
settings
Use this command to display detected settings
Examples:
$ resin settings
Wizard
quickstart [name]
Use this command to run a friendly wizard to get started with resin.io.
The wizard will guide you through:
- Create an application.
- Initialise an SDCard with the resin.io operating system.
- Associate an existing project directory with your resin.io application.
- Push your project to your devices.
Examples:
$ resin quickstart
$ resin quickstart MyApp