Installing the CLI

You can use the following tools to manage your Satellite locations and clusters. While you can install a subset of the tools, the following tools are recommended.

Understanding the CLI tools

Table 1: CLI tools
CLI	Description
`ibmcloud`	You can use the `ibmcloud` CLI for tasks such as to log in to your account, add users, and manage your catalog items.
`ks` plug-in	You can use the `ks` plug-in to create and manage clusters and to manage your Satellite resources.

Run the installation command

The latest version of the IBM Cloud CLI is installed when you run the command. As the CLI installs, keep an eye on the command line to authenticate as needed.

For MacOS, run the following command:

curl -fsSL https://clis.cloud.ibm.com/install/osx | sh

For Linux™, run the following command:

curl -fsSL https://clis.cloud.ibm.com/install/linux | sh

For Windows™, run the following command in PowerShell as an administrator:
```
iex (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://clis.cloud.ibm.com/install/powershell')
```
To open PowerShell, right-click the Windows™ PowerShell icon, and select Run as administrator.

For WSL2 on Windows™, run the following command:

curl -fsSL https://clis.cloud.ibm.com/install/linux | sh

For more installation methods, see IBM Cloud CLI.

Verify the installation

To verify that the CLI was installed successfully, run the help command:

ibmcloud help

The output lists the usage instructions, the current version, and the supported commands.

Install CLI plug-ins and tools

To manually install the CLI plug-ins and tools, see Extending IBM Cloud CLI with plug-ins.

To install the container-service or ks plugin, which includes all ibmcloud sat commands, run the following command.

ibmcloud plugin install ks