Install mesheryctl

Meshery’s command line client is mesheryctl. To install mesheryctl on your system, you may choose from any of the following supported methods.

Bash

Install

 

 curl -L https://git.io/meshery | bash -
 
 

Homebrew

Install

To install mesheryctl using homebrew, execute the following commands.

 

 $ brew tap layer5io/tap
 $ brew install mesheryctl
 

You need to have brew installed on your Mac or Linux system to perform these actions.

Upgrade

To upgrade mesheryctl, execute the following command.

 

 $ brew upgrade mesheryctl
 
 

Example output of a successful upgrade:

➜  ~ brew upgrade mesheryctl
==> Upgrading 1 outdated package:
layer5io/tap/mesheryctl 0.3.2 -> 0.3.4
==> Upgrading layer5io/tap/mesheryctl
==> Downloading https://github.com/layer5io/meshery/releases/download/v0.3.4/mesheryctl_0.3.4_Darwin_x86_64.zip
==> Downloading from https://github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com/157554479/17522b00-2af0-11ea-8aef-cbfe8
######################################################################## 100.0%
🍺  /usr/local/Cellar/mesheryctl/0.3.4: 5 files, 10.2MB, built in 4 seconds
Removing: /usr/local/Cellar/mesheryctl/0.3.2... (5 files, 10.2MB)
Removing: /Users/lee/Library/Caches/Homebrew/mesheryctl--0.3.2.zip... (3.9MB)
==> Checking for dependents of upgraded formulae...
==> No dependents found!

Scoop

mesheryctl can be installed via Scoop (a package manager for Windows, just like apt for Ubuntu). To install mesheryctl using Scoop, execute the following commands.

Install

scoop bucket add mesheryctl https://github.com/layer5io/scoop-bucket.git
scoop install mesheryctl

You need to have scoop installed on your Windows system to perform these actions.

You’re ready to run Meshery. To do so, execute the following command.

mesheryctl system start

Upgrade

To upgrade mesheryctl, just execute the following command.

scoop update mesheryctl

Continue deploying Meshery onto one of the Supported Platforms.