Start CLI (start-cli) is the official command-line tool for StartOS - a sovereignty-first operating system empowering anyone to run and host their own services independently.
The CLI is essential for:
- building and packaging services into the
.s9pk(StartOS Service Package) format, - remotely managing a StartOS node (listing services, installing, updating, backups, monitoring),
- integrating StartOS with CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.
This repository provides prebuilt start-cli binaries for:
- macOS (Intel x86_64 & Apple Silicon ARM64),
- Linux (Intel x86_64 & ARM64).
Official StartOS source code is here: start9labs/start-os.
The easiest way to install start-cli is using our automated installer script:
curl -fsSL https://start9labs.github.io/start-cli | sh
Click to see installation demo
Or download and run the script manually:
curl -fsSL https://start9labs.github.io/start-cli -o start-cli-installer.sh
chmod +x start-cli-installer.sh
./start-cli-installer.sh
The installer will:
- → Detect your platform automatically (macOS/Linux, Intel/ARM64)
- → Download the correct binary from GitHub releases
- → Install to
~/.local/bin/start-cli - → Update your shell configuration for PATH
- → Verify the installation
If you prefer manual installation, download the appropriate binary from the Releases page, then extract the archive, set executable permissions, and copy it to a directory in your PATH.
Binaries are built and published automatically using GitHub Actions workflow:
- Triggered on each new tag pushed (
vX.Y.Z), - Builds for all supported platforms,
- Generates SHA256 checksums for integrity verification,
- Publishes a GitHub Release with
.tar.gzarchives ready for download.