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

On Windows, the installer puts unikraft.exe into %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Unikraft\bin and adds that directory to your user PATH. Set UNIKRAFT_CLI_INSTALL_BIN_DIR to install somewhere else, or download the Windows zip from the releases page. unikraft upgrade keeps the Windows build current like any other.

A few limitations apply on Windows:

• unikraft build needs a BuildKit that builds Linux images, either Docker Desktop's or one you name with BUILDKIT_HOST. See debugging the build and push steps.
• There's no Scoop or winget package yet.

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