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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.

Please make sure your system meets the requirements as specified in the README.

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

• Application

  • app create <name>
  • apps
  • app <name>
  • app restart <name>
  • app rm <name>

• Authentication

  • login
  • logout
  • signup
  • whoami

• Device

  • devices
  • device <uuid>
  • devices supported
  • device register <application>
  • device rm <uuid>
  • device identify <uuid>
  • device reboot <uuid>
  • device shutdown <uuid>
  • device public-url enable <uuid>
  • device public-url disable <uuid>
  • device public-url <uuid>
  • device public-url status <uuid>
  • device rename <uuid> [newName]
  • device move <uuid>
  • device init

• Environment Variables

  • envs
  • env rm <id>
  • env add <key> [value]
  • env rename <id> <value>

• Help

  • help [command...]

• Information

  • version

• Keys

  • keys
  • key <id>
  • key rm <id>
  • key add <name> [path]

• Logs

  • logs <uuid>

• Sync

  • sync [uuid]

• SSH

  • ssh [uuid]

• Notes

  • note <|note>

• OS

  • os download <type>
  • os configure <image> <uuid>
  • os initialize <image>

• Config

  • config read
  • config write <key> <value>
  • config inject <file>
  • config reconfigure
  • config generate

• Settings

  • settings

• Wizard

  • quickstart [name]

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:

• Web authorization: open your web browser and prompt you to authorize the CLI from the dashboard.

• Credentials: using email/password and 2FA.

• 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>

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

devices supported

Use this command to get the list of all supported devices

Examples:

$ resin devices supported

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

Options

--force, -f

force action if the update lock is set

device shutdown <uuid>

Use this command to remotely shutdown a device

Examples:

$ resin device shutdown 23c73a1

Options

--force, -f

force action if the update lock is set

device public-url enable <uuid>

Use this command to enable public URL for a device

Examples:

$ resin device public-url enable 23c73a1

device public-url disable <uuid>

Use this command to disable public URL for a device

Examples:

$ resin device public-url disable 23c73a1

device public-url <uuid>

Use this command to get the public URL of a device

Examples:

$ resin device public-url 23c73a1

device public-url status <uuid>

Use this command to determine if public URL is enabled for a device

Examples:

$ resin device public-url status 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 [uuid]

Warning: 'resin sync' requires an openssh-compatible client and 'rsync' to be correctly installed in your shell environment. For more information (including Windows support) please check the README here: https://github.com/resin-io/resin-cli

Use this command to sync your local changes to a certain device on the fly.

After every 'resin sync' the updated settings will be saved in '/.resin-sync.yml' and will be used in later invocations. You can also change any option by editing '.resin-sync.yml' directly.

Here is an example '.resin-sync.yml' :

$ cat $PWD/.resin-sync.yml
uuid: 7cf02a6
destination: '/usr/src/app'
before: 'echo Hello'
after: 'echo Done'
ignore:
	- .git
	- node_modules/

Command line options have precedence over the ones saved in '.resin-sync.yml'.

If '.gitignore' is found in the source directory then all explicitly listed files will be excluded from the syncing process. You can choose to change this default behavior with the '--skip-gitignore' option.

Examples:

$ resin sync 7cf02a6 --source . --destination /usr/src/app
$ resin sync 7cf02a6 -s /home/user/myResinProject -d /usr/src/app --before 'echo Hello' --after 'echo Done'
$ resin sync --ignore lib/
$ resin sync --verbose false
$ resin sync

Options

--source, -s <path>

local directory path to synchronize to device

--destination, -d <path>

destination path on device

--ignore, -i <paths>

comma delimited paths to ignore when syncing

--skip-gitignore

do not parse excluded/included files from .gitignore

--skip-restart

do not restart container after syncing

--before, -b <command>

execute a command before syncing

--after, -a <command>

execute a command after syncing

--port, -t <port>

ssh port

--progress, -p

show progress

--verbose, -v

increase verbosity

SSH

ssh [uuid]

Warning: 'resin ssh' requires an openssh-compatible client to be correctly installed in your shell environment. For more information (including Windows support) please check the README here: https://github.com/resin-io/resin-cli

Use this command to get a shell into the running application container of your device.

Examples:

$ resin ssh MyApp
$ resin ssh 7cf02a6
$ resin ssh 7cf02a6 --port 8080
$ resin ssh 7cf02a6 -v

Options

--port, -p <port>

ssh gateway port

--verbose, -v

increase verbosity

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.

If version is not specified the newest stable (non-pre-release) version of OS is downloaded if available, or the newest version otherwise (if all existing versions for the given device type are pre-release).

You can pass --version menu to pick the OS version from the interactive menu of all available versions.

Examples:

$ resin os download raspberrypi3 -o ../foo/bar/raspberry-pi.img
$ resin os download raspberrypi3 -o ../foo/bar/raspberry-pi.img --version 1.24.1
$ resin os download raspberrypi3 -o ../foo/bar/raspberry-pi.img --version ^1.20.0
$ resin os download raspberrypi3 -o ../foo/bar/raspberry-pi.img --version latest
$ resin os download raspberrypi3 -o ../foo/bar/raspberry-pi.img --version default
$ resin os download raspberrypi3 -o ../foo/bar/raspberry-pi.img --version menu

Options

--output, -o <output>

output path

--version <version>

exact version number, or a valid semver range, or 'latest' (includes pre-releases), or 'default' (excludes pre-releases if at least one stable version is available), or 'recommended' (excludes pre-releases, will fail if only pre-release versions are available), or 'menu' (will show the interactive menu)

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 the mounted filesystem (e.g. SD card) of 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 to the mounted filesystem (e.g. SD card) 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 the mounted filesystem (e.g. SD card) of 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