CLI

Unikraft CLI

The unikraft CLI is the new, official command-line interface for Unikraft Cloud. It provides a modern, streamlined experience for deploying and managing unikernels globally.

Features

Deploy Instantly - Run unikernel images as serverless instances with unikraft run
Global Infrastructure - Deploy across supported metros with automatic multi-region support
Resource Management - Create, read, update, and delete instances, volumes, services, certificates, and images
Scale-to-Zero - Built-in support for scale-to-zero policies to optimize costs
Output Formats - Machine-readable JSON or human-friendly text output
Profile Management - Switch between accounts and configurations
Shell Completions - Tab completion for Bash, Zsh, Fish, and PowerShell

Installation

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fsSL https://unikraft.com/cli/install.sh | sh

See alternative installation instructions for other platforms.

Quick start

Code
# Login to Unikraft Cloud
unikraft login

# Deploy an instance
unikraft run --metro fra -p 443:8080/http+tls --image nginx:latest

# List instances
unikraft instances list

View unikraft CLI documentation

The kraft cloud CLI is deprecated. To move your scripts to the unikraft CLI, see the migration guide.

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Last modified on October 22, 2026

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