infisical/docs/cli/overview.mdx

---
title: 'Install'
---

Prerequisite: Set up an account with [Infisical Cloud](https://app.infisical.com) or via a [self-hosted installation](/self-hosting/overview).

The Infisical CLI provides a way to inject environment variables from the platform into your apps and infrastructure.

## Installation

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

    	```bash
    	brew install infisical/get-cli/infisical
    	```

    	## Updates

    	```bash
    	brew upgrade infisical
    	```

   </Tab>
   <Tab title="Windows">
      Use [Scoop](https://scoop.sh/) package manager

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

    			```bash
    			scoop install infisical
    			```

    		## Updates

    		```bash
    		scoop update infisical
    		```

   </Tab>
	 <Tab title="Alpine">
	 Install prerequisite
		```bash
		sudo apk add --no-cache bash sudo
		```

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

    	Then install CLI
    	```bash
    	sudo apk update && sudo apk add infisical
    	```

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

    	Then install CLI
    	```bash
    	sudo yum install infisical
    	```

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

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

   </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Log in to the Infisical CLI

```bash
infisical login
```