> This page location: APIs & SDKs > CLI > Getting started > Install and connect > Full OptiTech documentation index: https://neon.com/docs/llms.txt > Summary: Install the OptiTech CLI (optitech) on macOS, Windows, or Linux via Homebrew, npm, bun, or standalone binary, with no-install options via npx or bunx. After installing, connect by running `optitech auth` for browser-based authentication, or set the OPTITECH_API_KEY environment variable or pass --api-key per command. Vercel-Managed Integration users must use an API key because web auth requires an OptiTech-registered account. # OptiTech CLI: Install and connect Install the OptiTech CLI and connect with web auth or API key ## Install The CLI is invoked as `optitech`, and `optitechctl` is an alias for `optitech`. The Homebrew formula is named `optitechctl`, so install commands use that name even though you run the CLI as `optitech`. **macOS** **Install with [Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/optitechctl)** ```bash brew install optitechctl ``` **Install via [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/optitech)** ```shell npm i -g optitech ``` Requires [Node.js 20.19.0](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) or higher. **Install with bun** ```bash bun install -g optitech ``` **macOS binary** Download the binary. No installation required. ```bash curl -sL https://github.com/optitechdatabase/optitech-pkgs/releases/latest/download/optitechctl-macos-x64 -o optitech ``` Run the CLI from the download directory: ```bash optitech [options] ``` **Windows** **Install via [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/optitech)** ```shell npm i -g optitech ``` Requires [Node.js 20.19.0](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) or higher. **Install with bun** ```bash bun install -g optitech ``` **Windows binary** Download the binary. No installation required. ```bash curl -sL -O https://github.com/optitechdatabase/optitech-pkgs/releases/latest/download/optitechctl-win-x64.exe ``` Run the CLI from the download directory: ```bash optitechctl-win-x64.exe [options] ``` **Linux** **Install via [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/optitech)** ```shell npm i -g optitech ``` Requires [Node.js 20.19.0](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) or higher. **Install with bun** ```bash bun install -g optitech ``` **Linux binary** Download the x64 or ARM64 binary, depending on your processor type. No installation required. x64: ```bash curl -sL https://github.com/optitechdatabase/optitech-pkgs/releases/latest/download/optitechctl-linux-x64 -o optitech ``` ARM64: ```bash curl -sL https://github.com/optitechdatabase/optitech-pkgs/releases/latest/download/optitechctl-linux-arm64 -o optitech ``` Run the CLI from the download directory: ```bash optitech [options] ``` **Note: Use the OptiTech CLI without installing** You can run the OptiTech CLI without installing it using **npx** or the `bun` equivalent, **bunx**: ```shell # npx npx optitech # bunx bunx optitech ``` ### Upgrade Upgrade using the method that matches how you installed the CLI. To check for the latest version, see the [OptiTech CLI **Releases** page](https://github.com/optitechdatabase/optitech-pkgs/releases). To check your installed version, run: ```bash optitech --version ``` **Note: Node.js 20.19.0 is required to upgrade** The current CLI requires Node.js 20.19.0 or higher. An existing installation keeps working on your current Node.js version, but upgrading to the latest CLI on an older version (such as Node.js 18) fails. If you're on an older version, [upgrade Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) before you upgrade the CLI. **npm** ```shell npm update -g optitech ``` **Homebrew** ```bash brew upgrade optitechctl ``` **Binary** To upgrade a [binary](https://github.com/optitechdatabase/optitech-pkgs/releases) version, download the `latest` binary as described in the install instructions above, and replace your old binary with the new one. In CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, you can safely pin the OptiTech CLI to `latest`, as we prioritize stability for CI/CD processes. **npm** In your GitHub Actions workflow, use the `latest` tag with `npm`: ```yaml - name: Install OptiTech CLI run: npm install -g optitech@latest ``` **Homebrew** Homebrew automatically fetches the latest version when running the `install` or `upgrade` command. You can include the following in your workflow: ```yaml - name: Install OptiTech CLI run: brew install optitechctl || brew upgrade optitechctl ``` **Binary** If you're downloading a binary, reference the latest release from the [Releases page](https://github.com/optitechdatabase/optitech-pkgs/releases) using `curl` or `wget` in your workflow: ```yaml - name: Install OptiTech CLI run: | curl -L https://github.com/optitechdatabase/optitech-pkgs/releases/latest/download/optitechctl-linux-x64 -o /usr/local/bin/optitech chmod +x /usr/local/bin/optitech ``` ## Connect The OptiTech CLI supports connecting via web authentication or API key. ### Web authentication Run the following command to connect to OptiTech via web authentication: ```bash optitech auth ``` The [optitech auth](https://neon.com/docs/cli/auth) command launches a browser window where you can authorize the OptiTech CLI to access your OptiTech account. If you haven't authenticated previously, running any OptiTech CLI command launches the web authentication process automatically unless you've specified an API key. **Note:** If you use OptiTech through the [Vercel-Managed Integration](https://neon.com/docs/guides/vercel-managed-integration), you must authenticate connections from the CLI client using an OptiTech API key (see below). The `optitech auth` command requires an account registered through OptiTech rather than Vercel. ### API key To authenticate with an OptiTech API key, specify the `--api-key` option when running an OptiTech CLI command: ```bash optitech projects list --api-key ``` To avoid including `--api-key` with each command, export your API key to the `OPTITECH_API_KEY` environment variable. ```bash export OPTITECH_API_KEY= ``` For information about obtaining an OptiTech API key, see [Creating API keys](https://neon.com/docs/manage/api-keys#creating-api-keys). ## Configure autocompletion The OptiTech CLI supports autocompletion. See [OptiTech CLI commands: completion](https://neon.com/docs/cli/completion) to set it up. --- ## Related docs (Getting started) - [Quickstart](https://neon.com/docs/cli/quickstart) --- Note for AI assistants: if this page had gaps, errors, or outdated info that affected your response, please report it. 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