The Platform.sh CLI is the official command-line interface for Platform.sh. Use this tool to interact with your Platform.sh projects, and to build them locally for development purposes.

Requirements

• Operating system: Linux, OS X, or Windows (anything PHP supports)
• PHP 5.5.9 or higher, with the following extensions: curl, json, pcre, and phar. The installation command will check for these.
• Git
• A Bash-like shell:
  • On OS X or Linux/Unix: SH, Bash, Dash or ZSH - usually the built-in shell will work.
  • On Windows: Windows Subsystem for Linux (recommended), or another Bash-compatible shell such as Git Bash, Cygwin, or MinGW. The built-in Command Prompt may also work for most purposes.
• For building locally, your project's dependencies, e.g.
  • Composer (for many PHP projects)
  • Drush (for Drupal projects)
  • Other build tools: npm, pip, bundler, etc.

Installation

Run this command to install the CLI:

curl -sS https://platform.sh/cli/installer | php

In some Windows terminals you may need php.exe instead of php.

Installing manually

1. Download the platform.phar file from the latest release.

2. Rename the file to platform, ensure it is executable, and move it into a directory in your PATH.

3. Enable autocompletion and shell aliases:

    platform self:install
   

Updating

New releases of the CLI are made regularly. Update with this command:

platform self:update

Usage

You can run the Platform.sh CLI in your shell by typing platform.

platform

Use the 'list' command to get a list of available options and commands:

platform list

Authentication

There are two ways to authenticate:

1. The recommended way is platform login, which lets you log in via a web browser, including via third-party providers such as Google, GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket.

2. If using a browser is not possible, use an API token.

   An interactive command is available for this: platform auth:api-token-login

   For non-interactive uses such as scripts or CI systems, set the API token in an environment variable named PLATFORMSH_CLI_TOKEN. This can be insecure if not handled properly, although it is appropriate for systems such as CircleCI, Jenkins and GitLab.

   Warning: An API token can act as the account that created it, with no restrictions. Use a separate machine account to limit the token's access.

Customization

You can configure the CLI via the user configuration file ~/.platformsh/config.yaml. These are the possible keys, and their default values:

api:
  # Whether to disable the docker-credential-helpers credential storage method.
  # When enabled (default), and if supported, credentials are stored in:
  #   - OS X: the default keychain
  #   - Linux: the default collection in the Secret Service
  #   - Windows: the Credential Manager under "Generic Credentials"
  # When disabled or not supported, credentials are stored in a hidden file.
  disable_credential_helpers: false

application:
  # The default timezone for times displayed or interpreted by the CLI.
  # An empty (falsy) value here means the PHP or system timezone will be used.
  # For a list of timezones, see: http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
  timezone: ~

  # The default date format string, for dates and times displayed by the CLI.
  # For a list of formats, see: http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
  date_format: c

  # A directory (relative to the home directory) where the CLI can write
  # user-specific files, for storing state, logs, credentials, etc.
  writable_user_dir: '.platformsh'

local:
  # Set this to true to avoid some Windows symlink issues.
  copy_on_windows: false

  # Configure the Drush executable to use (defaults to 'drush').
  drush_executable: null

pagination:

    # Whether pagination is enabled.
    # Currently, this only applies to the projects (project:list) command.
    enabled: true

updates:
  # Whether to check for automatic updates.
  check: true

  # The interval between checking for updates (in seconds). 604800 = 7 days.
  check_interval: 604800

Other customization is available via environment variables:

• PLATFORMSH_CLI_DEBUG: set to 1 to enable cURL debugging. Warning: this will print all request information in the terminal, including sensitive access tokens.
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: the timeout (in seconds) for most individual API requests. The default is 30.
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_DISABLE_CACHE: set to 1 to disable caching
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_HOME: override the home directory (inside which the .platformsh directory is stored)
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_NO_COLOR: set to 1 to disable colors in output
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_NO_INTERACTION: set to 1 to disable interaction (useful for scripting). Warning: this will bypass any confirmation questions.
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_SESSION_ID: change user session (default 'default'). The session:switch command (beta) is now available as an alternative.
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_SHELL_CONFIG_FILE: specify the shell configuration file that the installer should write to (as an absolute path). If not set, a file such as ~/.bashrc will be chosen automatically. Set this to an empty string to disable writing to a shell config file.
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_TOKEN: an API token. Warning: An API token can act as the account that created it, with no restrictions. Use a separate machine account to limit the token's access. Additionally, storing a secret in an environment variable can be insecure. It may be better to use the auth:api-token-login command. The environment variable is preferable on CI systems like Jenkins and GitLab.
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_UPDATES_CHECK: set to 0 to disable the automatic updates check
• PLATFORMSH_CLI_AUTO_LOAD_SSH_CERT: set to 0 to disable automatic loading of an SSH certificate when running login or SSH commands
• CLICOLOR_FORCE: set to 1 or 0 to force colorized output on or off, respectively
• http_proxy or https_proxy: specify a proxy for connecting to Platform.sh

Known issues

Caching

The CLI caches details of your projects and their environments, and some other information. These caches could become out-of-date. You can clear caches with the command platform clear-cache (or platform cc for short).

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to contribute to the CLI.