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Getting Started

Download the General CLI, log in, and push your first fleet from the terminal.

How it works

Three stages take you from an empty account to a device running your code. The walkthrough below covers each one in detail.

1

Create a fleet

A fleet is a named group of devices that all run the same deployment. Everything else hangs off it.

2

Upload your project

Push your code into your secure data bucket, so every device in the fleet has one place to pull from.

3

Create your edge device

Add a device to the fleet. Once it checks in, it picks up the deployment on its own.

1

Your Fleets

After signing in, you land on your list of fleets. This is every fleet on your account in one place. Select a fleet to see the devices inside it.

The All Fleets page, showing a list of fleets on the account.
2

Devices in a Fleet

Opening a fleet shows every device that belongs to it, along with three ways to deploy to that fleet: GitHub, DockerHub, and Easy Way.

Devices inside a fleet, with GitHub, DockerHub, and Easy Way deploy options.
3

Deploy with Easy Way

Easy Way is the fastest path to a working deployment, and the one this guide follows.

The device page with the Easy Way button highlighted.
4

Choose Your Platform

Easy Way opens a short set of instructions for your operating system. Choose Linux to download the General CLI.

The Add Release dialog with the Linux download button highlighted.
5

CLI Downloaded

Once the download finishes, the General CLI is ready to run from your project directory.

The downloaded General CLI file in the Downloads folder.