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Scaleway Command Line Interface (CLI) - Quickstart

The Scaleway command line interface (CLI) is a tool that allows you to pilot your Scaleway infrastructure and resources directly from your terminal. This page explains how to install and configure the CLI on your local machine.

Note

Refer the the Scaleway CLI repository for more information on the different commands.

Tip

You can also use the integrated Scaleway console CLI by clicking the button at the top of the Scaleway console.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

How to install the Scaleway CLI locally

Download the Scaleway CLI using a package manager according to your operating system:

macOS

Install the latest stable release on macOS using Homebrew:

brew install scw

Arch Linux

Install the latest stable release on Arch Linux from official repositories using pacman:

pacman -S scaleway-cli

Windows

Install the latest stable release on Windows using WinGet:

winget install scw

Manual installation on other OS

Scaleway provides static compiled binaries for GNU/Linux and macOS platforms. Use the following command to download a binary compatible with your platform directly in your PATH:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scaleway/scaleway-cli/master/scripts/get.sh | sh
Tip

Refer to the Scaleway CLI repository for alternative installation methods.

How to configure the Scaleway CLI

  1. Open a terminal and type the following command to configure the Scaleway CLI on your machine:

    scw init
    Note

    If you have already configured the CLI, you will see a message like the following:

    Current config is located at /path/to/config.yaml
access_key: your-access-key
secret_key: your-secret-key
default_organization_id: ID-of-your-organization
default_project_id: ID-of-your-project
default_region: your-default-region (fr-par)
default_zone: your-default-zone (fr-par-1)

Do you want to override the current config? (Y/n):

    Type y, to confirm, or n to cancel the initialization.

  2. The following message displays:

    Enter a valid secret-key:

    Enter your API secret Key.

  3. The following message displays:

    Enter a valid access-key:

    Enter your API access key.

  4. The following message displays:

    Choose your default organization ID:

    Enter the ID of the Organization that will be used by default.

  5. The following message displays:

    Choose your default project ID 

> default (-776f-4f65-a41e-6c5fc58b4076)
Test (-fc7f-4e0d-8cd9-0da41b2c8793)

    Select the Project that will be used by default using your keyboard's arrows.

  6. The following message displays:

    To improve this tool we rely on diagnostic and usage data.
Sending such data is optional and can be disabled at any time by running "scw config set send-telemetry=false".
Do you want to send usage statistics and diagnostics? (Y/n):

    Type Y or n according to your preference.

  7. The following message displays:

    To fully enjoy Scaleway CLI we recommend you install autocomplete support in your shell.
Do you want to install autocomplete? (Y/n):

    Type y or n according to your preference.

  8. The following message displays:

    To enable autocomplete, scw needs to update your shell configuration.
What type of shell are you using (default: zsh):

    Press enter if the default shell type displayed is the one you are using. Otherwise, enter the correct shell type you are using.

  9. The Scaleway CLI will now check if an SSH key is present in your local machine in the id_ecdsa.pub, id_ed25519.pub, and id_rsa.pub files.

    If a key is present, but not associated with the default Scaleway Project, the Scaleway CLI will add this key to the Project defined previously.

    Otherwise, the Scaleway CLI will either confirm that the key is already present in your Scaleway Project, or warn you that no key were found. Refer to the dedicated documentation to create an SSH key.

  10. The configuration is complete, and the message below displays:

    Initialization completed with success.

  11. Run scw help to display the available commands:

    $ scw help

Get help about how the CLI works

USAGE:
  scw help <command>

AVAILABLE COMMANDS:
  date        Get help about how date parsing works in the CLI
  output      Get help about how the CLI output works

FLAGS:
  -h, --help   help for help

GLOBAL FLAGS:
  -c, --config string    The path to the config file
  -D, --debug            Enable debug mode
  -o, --output string    Output format: json or human, see 'scw help output' for more info (default "human")
  -p, --profile string   The config profile to use

Use "scw help [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Note

Refer the the Scaleway CLI repository for more information on the different commands.

Automate CLI actions with Scaleway Serverless Jobs

You can automate your CLI actions by scheduling them with Scaleway Serverless Jobs. This allows you to run your Scaleway CLI commands at specific times or intervals without needing to manually execute them.

For step-by-step guides, check out the following tutorials:

Refer to the dedicated documentation for more information.

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