Confluent CLI
The Confluent CLI lets you manage your Confluent Cloud and Confluent Platform deployments, right from the terminal.
Documentation
The Confluent CLI Overview shows how to get started with the Confluent CLI.
The Confluent CLI Command Reference contains information on command arguments and flags, and is programmatically generated from this repository.
Contributing
All contributions are appreciated, no matter how small! When opening a PR, please make sure to follow our contribution guide.
Installation
The Confluent CLI is available to install for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Homebrew
Install the latest version of confluent to /usr/local/bin:
brew install confluentinc/tap/cli
Scripted installation
Install the latest version of confluent to /usr/local/bin:
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/confluentinc/cli/main/install.sh | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin
Print a complete list of versions available for download:
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/confluentinc/cli/main/install.sh | sh -s -- -l
Install confluent v3.6.0 to /usr/local/bin:
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/confluentinc/cli/main/install.sh | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin 3.6.0
Windows
- Download the latest Windows ZIP file from https://github.com/confluentinc/cli/releases/latest
- Unzip
confluent_X.X.X_windows_amd64.zip - Run
confluent.exe
Docker
Pull the latest version:
docker pull confluentinc/confluent-cli:latest
Pull confluent v3.6.0:
docker pull confluentinc/confluent-cli:3.6.0
Building from Source
make
dist/confluent_$(go env GOOS)_$(go env GOARCH)/confluent -h
Cross Compile for Other Platforms
Cross compilation from a Darwin/amd64 machine to Darwin/arm64, Linux/amd64 and Windows/amd64 platforms is supported. To build for Darwin/arm64, run the following:
GOARCH=arm64 make cross-build
To build for Linux (glibc or musl), install cross compiler musl-cross with Homebrew:
brew install FiloSottile/musl-cross/musl-cross
GOOS=linux make cross-build
To build for Windows/amd64, install mingw-w64 compilers with Homebrew:
brew install mingw-w64
GOOS=windows make cross-build
Cross compilation from an M1 Macbook (Darwin/arm64) to other platforms is also supported.
Troubleshooting
Please update your system to MacOS 11.0 or later if you are building on Darwin/arm64.