Fioctl CLI Installation¶

Fioctl is a simple tool that interacts with the Foundries.io REST API for managing a Factory. It is based on the ota-lite API, also built by Foundries.io.

Fioctl, is used to manage:

Installation¶

Manual Installation¶

We use Github Releases to distribute static golang binaries. If you don’t have a package manager, are not on a supported distribution, or would prefer to install manually, you can refer to this section for manual installation instructions.

Download a Linux binary from the Github Releases page to a directory on your PATH

For example, to download version v0.12 on Linux, do:
```
sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/fioctl -LO https://github.com/foundriesio/fioctl/releases/download/v0.12/fioctl-linux-amd64
```
Make the Fioctl binary executable:
```
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/fioctl
```

You can execute this again in future to overwrite your binary, therefore updating or changing your version.

Download a Darwin binary from the Github Releases page to a directory on your PATH

For example, to download version v0.12 on macOS, do:
```
curl -o /usr/local/bin/fioctl -LO https://github.com/foundriesio/fioctl/releases/download/v0.12/fioctl-darwin-amd64
```
Make the Fioctl binary executable:
```
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/fioctl
```

You can execute this again in future to overwrite your binary, therefore updating or changing your version.

Download a Windows binary from the Github Releases page.
Put it in a folder of your choosing and rename it to fioctl.exe
Press Win + R and type SystemPropertiesAdvanced
Press enter or click OK.
Click “Environment Variables…” in the resultant menu..
Click the Path system variable, then click Edit...
Click New in the “Edit environment variable” menu.
Enter the path to the folder in which you have placed Fioctl.

An example path string if installing to a folder on the desktop would look like this.

C:\Users\Gavin\Desktop\fio\bin

You should now be able to open cmd.exe or powershell.exe and type fioctl.

Via Package Manager¶

We maintain a brew Formula

brew tap foundriesio/homebrew-fioctl
brew install fioctl

Note

We recommend using either the WSL or Scoop to manage your Fioctl installation.

Via Scoop

Install Scoop

From Powershell, run:

scoop bucket add fio https://github.com/foundriesio/scoop-fioctl
scoop install fioctl

Via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Enable the WSL
Install a supported Linux Distribution such as Ubuntu, Debian.
Launch a shell via WSL, usually bash.exe is available from the start menu.
You can now follow our docs as if you were running Linux, refer to the Ubuntu/Debian installation steps.

We maintain an AUR Package

Via yay

yay -S fioctl

Or via makepkg

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fioctl-bin.git
cd fioctl-bin
makepkg -si

Post-Install¶

Now that Fioctl is installed, you must authenticate with our backend before you’re able to use it. This requires you to generate OAuth2 application credentials for interacting with Factory APIs:

fioctl login

Fioctl will now ask for your API token and walk you through the authentication process.

Note

Tokens can be generated at https://app.foundries.io/settings/tokens

Tip

We recommend creating a new API token for each device you plan to use our tools with. For example, if you intend to develop on multiple systems such as a laptop and a desktop, you should create a new token for each, just as you would with SSH keys. This way you can revoke tokens for individual systems, should they be compromised.

Configuration¶

Note

Refer to the Fioctl section of the documentation to learn more about configuration.