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Install the CLI via RubyGems

What is the CLI?

It's a command-line interface to interact with packagecloud repositories.

Get detailed information on our command-line client, or visit the general docs for more help getting started.

$ gem install package_cloud

Fetching: package_cloud-0.3.02.gem (100%)
Successfully installed package_cloud-0.3.02
1 gem installed

Create a repository

Use the packagecloud CLI to create a repository.

$ package_cloud repository create prod

Looking for repository at prod... success!

Your repository has been created at:
https://packagecloud.io/computology/prod
          

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  • Uploading a package using the CLI
  • Configuring a repository using the installation scripts
  • Package installation
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2. Configure a repo
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Move packages

Promote packages between repositories using the CLI.

Quickly move packages between staging and production environments.

$ package_cloud promote user/repo/node test-0.1.0.tgz user/repo2

Looking for source repository at user/repo...
Looking for destination repository at user/repo2... success!

Attempting to promote:
user/repo/node/1/test-0.1.0.tgz to user/repo2...done!
          

Delete packages

Remove a package from a repository using the CLI.

$ package_cloud yank user/repo/node ./tmp/test-0.1.0.tgz

Looking for repository at user/repo...
Attempting to yank package at user/repo/node/1/packagecloud-0.1.0.tgz...done!
          

Upload a package signing key

Upload the public key used to sign packages.

$ package_cloud gpg_key create user/repo ./gpg.key

Looking for repository at user/repo... success!
Attempting to upload key file ./gpg.key... success!
          

List GPG Keys

Use the CLI to list the associated GPG keys for a specific repository.

$ package_cloud gpg_key list user/repo

Looking for repository at user/repo... success!

GPG Keys for user/repo:
Key name: user-repo-75EA8E83A2A04BE5.pub.gpg
Key type: Repository signing key
Key fingerprint: 9A565EE4A2AE8A0E49A1CFF573EC8D83A2D04CA6
GPG key url: https://packagecloud.io/user/repo/gpgkey

Key name: user-repo-1FE0C.pub.gpg
Key type: Package signing key
Key fingerprint: CA15E7E083F277F12204EEE22EF0E33532F27999
GPG key url: https://packagecloud.io/user/repo/gpgkey/user-repo-1FE0C.pub.gpg
          

Delete a GPG key

Delete GPG keys for a repo using the CLI.

$ package_cloud gpg_key destroy user/repo user-repo-1FE0C.pub.gpg

Are you sure you want to delete the GPG key user-repo-1FE0C.pub.gpg? (y/n): y
Attempting to destroy GPG key named user-repo-1FE0C.pub.gpg... success!
          

Need extra customization?

Use the packagecloud API client for your language of choice

NodeJS

Use the JS client to interact with the packagecloud API. Load repo data on a server, or browser, using the JS client.

Ruby

Build more robust automation integrations using the Ruby client. Get data and interact with repositories using Ruby.

Java

Use the Java client to interact with the packagecloud API.