# Install netlify-cli with Homebrew, Nix, apt, pacman, dnf, MacPorts, zypper Netlify command-line tool. Version 27.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#netlify-cli. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:netlify-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install netlify-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ntl ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: math/ntl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#netlify-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/netlify-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install node-gyp ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: node-gyp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S node-gyp ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: node-gyp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ntl ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ntl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libntl45 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libntl45 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:netlify-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 27.0.1 - **Source summary:** Netlify command-line tool - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-28T22:26:49Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - netlify (alias) - node-gyp (alias) - ntl (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 27.0.1 ## Project history and usage Netlify CLI is the command-line front door to Netlify projects: login, initialize or link sites, run local development with Netlify Dev, run builds, manage environment variables, and deploy. Netlify's documentation describes it as a way to configure continuous deployment from the command line, run a shareable local development server, run local builds and plugins, and deploy a site. ### Project history The npm registry history shows `netlify-cli` beginning at 0.0.1 on 2014-11-14, with the package description at that time focused on building, deploying, and hosting front ends from GitHub. The project later moved to the `netlify/cli` GitHub repository and had thousands of commits and more than a thousand GitHub releases by 2026. Netlify's 2019-05-28 blog post framed a CLI redesign around Netlify Dev: a local development environment that exposes redirects, functions, environment variables, and add-ons from a developer machine before production deployment. ### Adoption history Adoption is large by package-manager standards. The npm downloads API reported 1,014,221 downloads for `netlify-cli` from 2026-05-30 through 2026-06-28. Homebrew's 2026-07-01 formula API reported stable version 26.1.0 and 8,915 installs over 365 days. The CLI is part of the Netlify workflow rather than a generic deployment client. Its adoption follows Netlify users who want local reproduction of Netlify behavior, local deploy previews, CI-pinned versions, and scripted project setup. ### How it is used Typical commands are `netlify login`, `netlify init`, `netlify link`, `netlify dev`, `netlify build`, and `netlify deploy`. The deploy reference says `netlify deploy` builds and deploys a project, creates a draft deploy by default, and uses `--prod` for the live site. Package nerds care about installation mode: Netlify docs recommend global installation for local development, but local dev-dependency installation with a lock file in CI to avoid surprise breaking changes. Homebrew provides an alternate global install path for users who prefer system package management over npm globals. ### Why package nerds care This is a good example of a hosted-platform CLI that became the operational interface for local parity: it is not just a deploy uploader, it is the thing developers use to make Netlify-specific routing, functions, builds, and environment behavior visible before pushing. ### Timeline - 2014-11-14: npm registry records `netlify-cli` 0.0.1. - 2019-05-28: Netlify published the CLI redesign and Netlify Dev announcement post. - 2026-05-31: GitHub listed v26.1.0 as the latest release. - 2026-05-30 to 2026-06-28: npm downloads API reported 1,014,221 downloads. ### Related projects - Netlify Dev - Netlify Build - Netlify Functions - Netlify Edge Functions - netlify.toml ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for netlify-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/netlify/config.json - Unix: ~/.netlify/config.json ## Credential files - macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/netlify/config.json - Unix: ~/.netlify/config.json ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - netlify-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/netlify-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - ntl: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: math/ntl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt - libntl-dev - 11.5.1-1+b3: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libntl-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Number Theory Library, development files | http://www.shoup.net/ntl/ - Debian apt - libntl44 - 11.5.1-1+b3: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libntl44 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Number Theory Library, shared library | http://www.shoup.net/ntl/ - Debian apt - node-gyp - 11.1.0+~5.0.0-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: node-gyp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Native addon build tool for Node.js | https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp - Nix - node-gyp: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/no/node-gyp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - ntl: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nt/ntl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libntl-dev - 11.5.1-1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libntl-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Number Theory Library, development files | http://www.shoup.net/ntl/ - Ubuntu apt - libntl44 - 11.5.1-1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libntl44 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Number Theory Library, shared library | http://www.shoup.net/ntl/ - Ubuntu apt - node-gyp - 9.3.0-3: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: node-gyp from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Native addon build tool for Node.js | https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp - dnf - ntl - 11.6.0-6.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ntl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | High-performance algorithms for vectors, matrices, and polynomials | https://libntl.org/ - dnf - ntl-devel - 11.6.0-6.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ntl-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for ntl | https://libntl.org/ - pacman - node-gyp - 13.0.1-1: installed executable or alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: node-gyp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Node.js native addon build tool | https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp - pacman - ntl - 11.6.0-2: installed executable or alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: ntl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A Library for doing Number Theory | https://www.shoup.net/ntl/ - zypper - libntl45 - 11.6.0-1.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libntl45 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Library for Number Theory | https://shoup.net/ntl/ - zypper - ntl-devel - 11.6.0-1.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ntl-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libntl | https://shoup.net/ntl/ ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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