---
title: "Overview"
---

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

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

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

    	# check version
    	infisical --version
    	```

    	## Updates

    	```bash
    	brew upgrade infisical
    	```

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

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

    		# check version
    		infisical --version
    		```

    		## 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>