Command Line Interface (CLI)
Strapi Cloud comes with a Command Line Interface (CLI) which allows you to log in and out, and to deploy a local project without it having to be hosted on a remote git repository. The CLI works with both the yarn and npm package managers.
It is recommended to install Strapi locally only, which requires prefixing all of the following strapi commands with the package manager used for the project setup (e.g npm run strapi help or yarn strapi help) or a dedicated node package executor (e.g. npx strapi help).
strapi login
Alias: strapi cloud:login
Log in Strapi Cloud.
strapi login
This command automatically opens a browser window to first ask you to confirm that the codes displayed in both the browser window and the terminal are the same. Then you will be able to log into Strapi Cloud via Google, GitHub or GitLab. Once the browser window confirms successful login, it can be safely closed.
If the browser window doesn't automatically open, the terminal will display a clickable link as well as the code to enter manually.
strapi deploy
Alias: strapi cloud:deploy
Deploy a new local project (< 100MB) in Strapi Cloud.
strapi deploy
This command must be used after the login one. It deploys a local Strapi project on Strapi Cloud, without having to host it on a remote git repository beforehand.
If you have any free trial available, the deploy command will create automatically a new project on Strapi Cloud, unless you previously link your local project to an existing project by using the strapi link command.
When you use this command, you’ll be asked to select a target environment. To skip this prompt, you can either:
- Use the
--envflag (e.g.,strapi deploy --env <environment-name>) - Set a default environment with
strapi cloud environment linkcommand, so deployments automatically go to that environment.
The terminal will inform you when the project is successfully deployed on Strapi Cloud.
Once the project is first deployed on Strapi Cloud with the CLI, the deploy command can be reused to trigger a new deployment of the same project.
Once you deployed your project, if you visit the Strapi Cloud dashboard, you may see some limitations as well as impacts due to creating a Strapi Cloud project that is not in a remote repository and which was deployed with the CLI.
- Some areas in the dashboard that are usually reserved to display information about the git provider will be blank.
- Some buttons, such as the Trigger deploy button, will be greyed out and unclickable since, unless you have connected a git repository to your Strapi Cloud project.
strapi link
Alias: strapi cloud:link
Links project in current folder to an existing project in Strapi Cloud.
Linking a project to Strapi Cloud doesn't limit it to Strapi Cloud alone; you can still deploy and manage it in your own self-hosted environment as needed.
strapi link
This command connects your local project in the current directory with an existing project on your Strapi Cloud account. You will be prompted to select the project you wish to link from a list of available projects hosted on Strapi Cloud.
strapi projects
Alias: strapi cloud:projects
Lists all Strapi Cloud projects associated with your account.
strapi projects
strapi link
This command connects your local project in the current directory with an existing project on your Strapi Cloud account. You will be prompted to select the project you wish to link from a list of available projects hosted on Strapi Cloud.
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Alias: strapi cloud environment list
Lists all environments associated with your Strapi Cloud Project.
strapi cloud environments
This command retrieves and displays a list of all environments belonging to your Strapi Cloud project.
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Links your local project to a specific environment in your Strapi Cloud project.
strapi cloud environment link
This command shows a list of all environments in your Strapi Cloud project and lets you choose one. The selected environment will then be the default for direct deployments.
strapi logout
Alias: strapi cloud:logout
Log out of Strapi Cloud.
strapi logout
This command logs you out of Strapi Cloud. Once the logout command is run, a browser page will open and the terminal will display a confirmation message that you were successfully logged out. You will not be able to use the deploy command anymore.