---
title: "CLI"
---

The Infisical CLI can be used to inject secrets into any framework like Next.js, Express, Django and more in local development.

It can also be used to expose secrets from Infisical as environment variables in CI/CD pipelines and [Docker containers](/documentation/getting-started/docker)

Prerequisites: 

- Have a project with secrets ready in [Infisical Cloud](https://app.infisical.com).

## Installation

Follow the instructions for your operating system to install the Infisical CLI.

<Tabs>
   <Tab title="MacOS">
  	Use [brew](https://brew.sh/) package manager

    	```console
    	$ brew install infisical/get-cli/infisical
    	```
   </Tab>
   <Tab title="Windows">
      Use [Scoop](https://scoop.sh/) package manager

        ```console
        $ scoop bucket add org https://github.com/Infisical/scoop-infisical.git
        ```

        ```console
        $ scoop install infisical
        ```
   </Tab>
	 <Tab title="Alpine">
	 Install prerequisite
		```console
		$ apk add --no-cache bash sudo
		```

    	Add Infisical repository
    	```console
    	$ curl -1sLf \
    		'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/infisical/infisical-cli/setup.alpine.sh' \
    		| bash
    	```

    	Then install CLI
    	```console
    	$ apk update && sudo apk add infisical
    	```

   </Tab>
	 <Tab title="RedHat/CentOs/Amazon">
	 Add Infisical repository
		```console
		$ curl -1sLf \
		'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/infisical/infisical-cli/setup.rpm.sh' \
		| sudo -E bash
		```

    	Then install CLI
    	```console
    	$ sudo yum install infisical
    	```

   </Tab>
	 <Tab title="Debian/Ubuntu">
	 	Add Infisical repository 
			
		```console
		$ curl -1sLf \
		'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/infisical/infisical-cli/setup.deb.sh' \
		| sudo -E bash
		```

    	Then install CLI
    	```console
    	$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y infisical
    	```

   </Tab>
	<Tab title="Arch Linux">
		Use the `yay` package manager to install from the [Arch User Repository](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/infisical-bin)
			
		```console
		$ yay -S infisical-bin
		```

   </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Login

Authenticate the CLI with the Infisical platform using your email and password.

```console
$ infisical login
```

## Initialization

Navigate to the root of your project directory and run the `init` command. This step connects your local project to the project on the Infisical platform and creates a `infisical.json` file containing a reference to that latter project.

```console
$ infisical init
```

## Start your app with environment variables injected

```console
$ infisical run -- <your_application_start_command>
```

## Example Start Commands

```console
$ infisical run -- npm run dev
$ infisical run -- flask run
$ infisical run -- ./your_bash_script.sh
```

Your app should now be running with the secrets from Infisical injected as environment variables.

See also:

- [Full documentation for the Infisical CLI](/cli/overview)