netlify-cli
Advanced tools
The netlify-cli package is a command-line tool that allows you to interact with Netlify services. It provides functionalities for deploying sites, managing DNS, handling functions, and more, directly from your terminal.
Deploy a site
This command deploys the site located in the './build' directory to Netlify. It is useful for quickly pushing updates to your site.
netlify deploy --dir=./buildLogin to Netlify
This command opens a browser window to authenticate your Netlify account. It is the first step to using other Netlify CLI commands that require authentication.
netlify loginCreate a new site
This command creates a new site on Netlify with the specified name 'my-new-site'. It is useful for setting up new projects quickly.
netlify sites:create --name=my-new-siteManage DNS records
This command adds a DNS record to your Netlify-managed domain. It is useful for configuring custom domains and subdomains.
netlify dns:add --name=subdomain --type=A --value=127.0.0.1Invoke serverless functions
This command invokes a serverless function named 'my-function' deployed on Netlify. It is useful for testing and debugging serverless functions.
netlify functions:invoke my-functionThe Vercel CLI is a command-line tool for interacting with Vercel services. It offers similar functionalities to Netlify CLI, such as deploying sites, managing domains, and handling serverless functions. Vercel is known for its seamless integration with Next.js.
The Firebase CLI provides a set of tools for managing Firebase projects and apps. It includes functionalities for deploying web apps, managing databases, and handling authentication. While it offers broader services compared to Netlify CLI, it is more focused on mobile and web app development.
The AWS CLI is a unified tool to manage AWS services. It provides extensive functionalities for deploying and managing cloud resources, including S3 for static site hosting and Lambda for serverless functions. It is more complex and feature-rich compared to Netlify CLI, catering to a wider range of cloud services.
The Netlify CLI tools lets you create, deploy, and delete new sites straight from your terminal.
To install the CLI tools:
npm install netlify-cli -g
Deploy a front-end project that lives in my-project and builds to dist directory:
cd my-project/
netlify deploy dist
The first time you use the netlify cli command you'll be asked to authenticate.
Your access token is stored in ~/.netlify/config.
Netlify also stores a local .netlify file in the folder where you run netlify deploy from where the site_id is stored.
You can easily setup different environments like staging or production. Just use the -e flag:
netlify deploy dist -e production
Netlify creates different sites with each their own URL for each of your environments and keeps track of them in the .netlify config file.
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Netlify command line tool
The npm package netlify-cli receives a total of 104,962 weekly downloads. As such, netlify-cli popularity was classified as popular.
We found that netlify-cli demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 21 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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