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npm -g install akkeris
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export AKKERIS_HELP_OLD=true # Always show the old Akkeris help
These environment variables are only useful if for development.
export AKKERIS_API_HOST=apps.yourdomain.io
export AKKERIS_AUTH_HOST=auth.yourdomain.io
export API_AUTH = ".." # used to send "Authorization: ${API_AUTH}"
export API_TOKEN = ".." # used to send "Authorization: Bearer ${API_TOKEN}"
export AKA_UPDATE_INTERVAL # how often to check for updates (ms, default is 24 hours)
Make sure you've added the entries to .netrc as well.
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Akkeris CLI
The npm package akkeris receives a total of 2 weekly downloads. As such, akkeris popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that akkeris demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 7 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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