Install CLI

Install the Nimbella Command Line Tool (nim)

In most cases, we recommend that you use nim as a command to be invoked globally from shells or scripts. Here are the advantages of shell invocation:

  • The CLI is self-contained and has no dependencies on previously installed software.
  • You get automated update services when new versions are available.

If you don’t want a global installation but rather want to make nim a dependency of some other package, and your node version is at least 10.0, you can install it as a dependency with npm or yarn. See the second procedure.

Install nim globally

  1. Install nim according to your operating system:
    • On Windows, download and run the Windows installer.
    • On Mac, download and run the Mac installer.
    • On Linux, run the following script: curl https://apigcp.nimbella.io/downloads/nim/nim-install-linux.sh | sudo bash
  2. When the installation completes, run the following command: nim update

The nim update command verifies that nim is installed and capable of self-updating. If the initial installation happens not to be the latest version, the update step also corrects that.

Install nim as a dependency

Use this method only to make nim a dependency of some other package. To invoke nim globally, use the previous procedure.

Notes:

  • When installed as a dependency, the nim update command will not work. You have to do a fresh install to get later versions.
  • This form of installation requires you to have node installed at a minimum version of 10.0.
  1. Run either of the following commands, depending on whether you want to use npm or yarn:
  • For npm: npm install https://apigcp.nimbella.io/downloads/nim/nimbella-cli.tgz
  • For yarn: yarn add https://apigcp.nimbella.io/downloads/nim/nimbella-cli.tgz
  1. When installation finishes, execute nim locally to the package into which it has been incorporated with the following command. For example using npx nim ...
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