---
title: 'Install'
description: "Infisical's CLI is one of the best way to manage environments and secrets. Install it here"
---

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 update && 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
		apk add --no-cache bash sudo
		```

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

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

   </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Log in to the Infisical CLI

```bash
infisical login
```

<Accordion title="Optional: point CLI to self-hosted">
The CLI is set to connect to Infisical Cloud by default, but if you're running your own instance of Infisical, you can direct the CLI to it using one of the methods provided below.

#### Method 1: Export environment variable 
You can point the CLI to the self hosted Infisical instance by exporting the environment variable `INFISICAL_API_URL` in your terminal.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Linux/MacOs">
		```bash
		# Set backend host 
		export INFISICAL_API_URL="https://your-self-hosted-infisical.com/api"

		# Remove backend host 
		unset INFISICAL_API_URL
		```
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="Windows Powershell">
		```bash
		# Set backend host 
		setx INFISICAL_API_URL "https://your-self-hosted-infisical.com/api"

		# Remove backend host 
		setx INFISICAL_API_URL ""

		# NOTE: Once set or removed, please restart powershell for the change to take effect
		```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

#### Method 2: Set manually on every command
Another option to point the CLI to your self hosted Infisical instance is to set it via a flag on every command you run.

```bash 
# Example
infisical <any-command> --domain="https://your-self-hosted-infisical.com/api"
```
</Accordion>