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Setting Up the CLI

This section will take you step-by-step through Getting started with the IBM Cloud CLI and Developer Tools using the command line option.

Install IBM Cloud CLI 📃

Download the ibmcloud CLI by running the command appropriate for your operating system:

  • MacOS & Linux:

    curl -sL https://ibm.biz/idt-installer | bash

  • Windows 10 Pro (Powershell) Run the following as Administrator:

    [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = "Tls12"; iex(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://ibm.biz/idt-win-installer')
    • Tip Right-click the Windows™ PowerShell icon, and select Run as administrator.

Verify the Installation 🔗

Try running the help command:

ibmcloud dev help

Login and Configure the IBM Cloud CLI 📃

  1. Use this command to authenticate the IBM Cloud CLI with your account credentials.

    ibmcloud login

  2. Enter account credentials for your IBM Cloud account.

    Email> josephine.watson@gmail.com
Password: ********
Authenticating...
OK

Targeted account Josephine Watson's Account (87a302ad58884640a45f959d3da6cc77)
API endpoint:      https://cloud.ibm.com
Region:            us-south
User:              josephine.watson@gmail.com
Account:           Josephine Watson's Account (87a302ad58884640a45f959d3da6cc77)
Resource group:    No resource group targeted, use 'ibmcloud target -g RESOURCE_GROUP'
CF API endpoint:
Org:
Space:

    Note: If you already have created an IBM Cloud account you may be prompted to select the account you wish the IBM Cloud CLI to use:

    Select an account (or press enter to skip):
Select an account:
1. Josephine Watson's Account (87a302ad58884640a45f959d3da6cc77)
Enter a number> 1

  3. Configure your Cloud Foundry organization and space the CLI is targeting.

    Run the following interactive command:

    ibmcloud target --cf
    Targeted Cloud Foundry (https://api.ng.bluemix.net)
Targeted org josephine.watson@gmail.com
Targeted space dev

API endpoint:      https://cloud.ibm.com
Region:            us-south
User:              josephine.watson@gmail.com
Account:           Josephine Watson's Account (87a302ad58884640a45f959d3da6cc77)
Resource group:    No resource group targeted, use 'ibmcloud target -g RESOURCE_GROUP'
CF API endpoint:   https://api.ng.bluemix.net (API version: 2.142.0)
Org:               josephine.watson@gmail.com
Space:             dev

    Note: If you already have already created an Namespaces, you may ne prompted to select the Namespace you wish to use as the default for the cloud-functions plugin.

{% hint style="success" %} 🎉 Congratulations, you've successfully registered an IBM Cloud account and logged into the IBM Cloud CLI. 🎉 {% endhint %}