CLI Tool

Afribase Command Line Interface

Manage your African infrastructure directly from your terminal. The Afribase CLI is a cross-platform native binary that allows you to deploy edge functions, push database migrations, and manage environments with a single command.

Installation

The CLI is written in Go and supports macOS, Linux, and Windows natively.

macOS

via Homebrew

bash

brew install afribase/tap/afribase

Linux

via Install Script

bash

curl -sSL https://useafribase.app/install.sh | sh

Windows

via PowerShell

powershell

powershell -Command & { iwr https://useafribase.app/install.ps1 | iex }

Any OS

via Go Toolchain

bash

go install github.com/afribase/cli@latest

Getting Started

Login

Authenticate the CLI with your Afribase account.

bash

afribase login

List Projects

View all your active projects and their identifiers.

bash

afribase projects list

Init Project

Initialize a new Afribase context in your local directory.

bash

afribase init

Command Reference

Authentication

afribase login

Starts the interactive login process.

afribase logout

Removes credentials from your local machine.

Database

afribase db push --project PID --file migration.sql

Apply a local SQL migration to your remote project.

afribase db migrations --project PID

List all migration history for a project.

Edge Functions

afribase functions deploy --project PID --name my-fn --entry index.ts

Bundle and deploy a local function to the African edge.

afribase functions list --project PID

List all deployed functions and their endpoints.

Environment

afribase env set --project PID --key API_KEY --value "..."

Set non-secret configuration variables for your functions.

afribase env list --project PID

List all environment variables for a project.

Running into issues? Use the --help flag on any command to see available flags and subcommands.

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