harness-drone/docs/cli/index.md
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Install

This is an early preview of the command line utility. Contributors wanted.

Drone provides a simple command line utility that allows you interact with the Drone server from the command line. This section describes the setup and installation process.

System Requirements

This tool requires Docker 1.6 or higher. If you are using Windows or Mac we recommend installing the Docker Toolbox.

Linux

Download and install the x64 linux binary:

curl http://downloads.drone.io/drone-cli/drone_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar zx
sudo install -t /usr/local/bin drone

OSX

Download and install using Homebrew:

brew tap drone/drone
brew install drone

Or manually download and install the binary:

curl http://downloads.drone.io/drone-cli/drone_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar zx
sudo cp drone /usr/local/bin

Setup

In order to communicate with the Drone server you must provide the server url:

export DRONE_SERVER=<http://>

In order to authorize communications you must also provide your access token:

export DRONE_TOKEN=<token>

You can retrieve your access token from the user profile screen in Drone.