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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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Notes
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Plugin
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Preferences
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
app associate <name>
Use this command to associate a project directory with a resin application.
This command adds a 'resin' git remote to the directory and runs git init if necessary.
Notice this command asks for confirmation interactively.
You can avoid this by passing the --yes boolean option.
Examples:
$ resin app associate MyApp
Options
--yes, -y
confirm non interactively
Authentication
login [token]
Use this command to login to your resin.io account.
To login, you need your token, which is accesible from the preferences page:
https://dashboard.resinstaging.io/preferences
Examples:
$ resin login
$ resin login "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1Qi..."
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 signup --email me@mycompany.com --username johndoe --password ***********
$ resin whoami
johndoe
Options
--email, -e <email>
user email
--username, -u <username>
user name
--password, -p <user password>
user password
whoami
Use this command to find out the current logged in username.
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 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9
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 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9
$ resin device rm 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9 --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 23c73a12e3527df55c60b9ce647640c1b7da1b32d71e6a39849ac0f00db828
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 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9 MyPi
$ resin device rename 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9
devices supported
Use this command to get the list of all supported devices
Examples:
$ resin devices supported
device await <uuid>
Use this command to await for a device to become online.
The process will exit when the device becomes online.
Notice that there is no time limit for this command, so it might run forever.
You can configure the poll interval with the --interval option (defaults to 3000ms).
Examples:
$ resin device await 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9
$ resin device await 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9 --interval 1000
Options
--interval, -i <interval>
poll interval
device init [device]
Use this command to download the OS image of a certain application and write it to an SD Card.
Note that this command requires admin privileges.
If device is omitted, you will be prompted to select a device interactively.
Notice this command asks for confirmation interactively.
You can avoid this by passing the --yes boolean option.
You can quiet the progress bar and other logging information by passing the --quiet boolean option.
You need to configure the network type and other settings:
Ethernet:
You can setup the device OS to use ethernet by setting the --network option to "ethernet".
Wifi:
You can setup the device OS to use wifi by setting the --network option to "wifi".
If you set "network" to "wifi", you will need to specify the --ssid and --key option as well.
You can omit network related options to be asked about them interactively.
Examples:
$ resin device init
$ resin device init --application MyApp
$ resin device init --application MyApp --network ethernet
$ resin device init /dev/disk2 --application MyApp --network wifi --ssid MyNetwork --key secret
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
--network, -n <network>
network type
--ssid, -s <ssid>
wifi ssid, if network is wifi
--key, -k <key>
wifi key, if network is wifi
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 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
--device, -d <device>
device name
--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 name
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 MyDevice
Options
--application, --a,app, --a,app <application>
application name
--device, -d <device>
device name
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 name
Help
help [command...]
Get detailed help for an specific command.
Examples:
$ resin help apps
$ resin help os download
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 23c73a12e3527df55c60b9ce647640c1b7da1b32d71e6a39849ac0f00db828
$ resin logs 23c73a12e3527df55c60b9ce647640c1b7da1b32d71e6a39849ac0f00db828 --tail
Options
--tail, -t
continuously stream output
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 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9
$ cat note.txt | resin note --device 7cf02a62a3a84440b1bb5579a3d57469148943278630b17e7fc6c4f7b465c9
Options
--device, --d,dev, --d,dev <device>
device uuid
Plugin
plugins
Use this command to list all the installed resin plugins.
Examples:
$ resin plugins
plugin install <name>
Use this command to install a resin plugin
Use --quiet to prevent information logging.
Examples:
$ resin plugin install hello
plugin update <name>
Use this command to update a resin plugin
Use --quiet to prevent information logging.
Examples:
$ resin plugin update hello
plugin rm <name>
Use this command to remove a resin.io plugin.
Notice this command asks for confirmation interactively.
You can avoid this by passing the --yes boolean option.
Examples:
$ resin plugin rm hello
$ resin plugin rm hello --yes
Options
--yes, -y
confirm non interactively
Preferences
preferences
Use this command to open the preferences form.
In the future, we will allow changing all preferences directly from the terminal. For now, we open your default web browser and point it to the web based preferences form.
Examples:
$ resin preferences