CLI Reference
This document serves as a reference to the Medusa CLI tool including how to install it and what commands are available.
Overview
The Medusa CLI serves as a tool that allows you to perform important commands while developing with Medusa.
To use Medusa, it is required to install the CLI tool as it is used to create a new Medusa backend.
How to Install CLI Tool
To install the CLI tool, run the following command in your terminal:
If you run into any errors while installing the CLI tool, check out the troubleshooting section.
The CLI tool is then available under the medusa command. You can see all commands and options with the following command:
Troubleshooting Installation
NPM Error: EACCES Permissions Errors
Powershell Error: command not found: medusa
Yarn Error: command not found: medusa
Common Options
The following options can be used with all available commands.
--help
Learn more about what you can do with the CLI tool or with a specific command.
Alias: -h
--verbose
Turn on verbose output for detailed logs.
Default: false
--no-color
Turn off colors in the output.
Alias: --no-colors
Default: false
--json
Turn on JSON logger.
Default: false
--version
If used inside a Medusa project, the version of the Medusa CLI and Medusa project is shown. Otherwise, the version of the Medusa CLI is shown.
Alias: -v
Available Commands
new
Create a new Medusa backend.
Arguments
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
backend_name | The name of the Medusa backend. It will be used as the name of the directory created. | If not provided, you’ll be prompted to enter it. |
starter_url | The URL of the starter to create the backend from. | The default starter is used. |
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
-y, --useDefaults | If the flag is set the command will not interactively collect database credentials. |
--skip-db | If the flag is set the command will not attempt to complete the database setup. |
--skip-migrations | If the flag is set the command will not attempt to complete the database migration. |
--skip-env | If the flag is set the command will not attempt to populate .env. |
--db-user | The database user to use for database setup and migrations. |
--db-database | The database used for database setup and migrations. |
--db-pass | The database password to use for database setup and migrations. |
--db-port | The database port to use for database setup and migrations. |
--db-host | The database host to use for database setup and migrations. |
develop
Start development backend. This command watches files for any changes to rebuild the files and restart the backend.
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
-H, --host | Set host. Defaults to localhost. |
-p, --port | Set port. Defaults to 9000. |
start
Start development backend. This command does not watch for file changes or restart the backend.
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
-H, --host | Set host. Defaults to localhost. |
-p, --port | Set port. Defaults to 9000. |
migrations
Migrate the database to the most recent version.
Arguments
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
action | The action to perform. Values can be run, show, or revert. run is used to run the migrations; show is used to only show what migrations are available to run; and revert is to undo the last migration. | This argument is required and does not have a default value. |
seed
Migrates and populates the database with the provided file.
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
-f, --seed-file | Path to the file where the seed is defined. (required) |
-m, --migrate | Flag to indicate if migrations should be run prior to seeding the database. Default is true. |
user
Creates a new admin user.
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
-e <email>, --email <email> | The email to create a user with. (required) |
-p <password>, --password <password> | The password to use with the user. If not included, the user will not have a password. |
-i <id>, --id <id> | The user’s ID. By default it is automatically generated. |
--invite | Whether to create an invite instead of a user. When using this option, you don't need to specify a password. If ran successfully, you'll receive the invite token in the output. |
telemetry
Enable or disable the collection of anonymous data usage. If no option is provided, the command will enable the collection of anonymous data usage.
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
--enable | Enable telemetry (default) |
--disable | Disable telemetry |