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Mastering Linode Management with Linode CLI

The Linode CLI is the official command-line interface for the Linode platform. It offers access to Linode API endpoints directly from the terminal.

Furthermore, this tool lets users easily manage their entire Linode infrastructure with simple commands.

To get started with the Linode CLI, install it using pip, the Python package installer:

pip install linode-cli

After installation, configure the Linode CLI by running:

linode-cli configure

This command prompts us to enter the Linode API token for secure access to the account.

The Linode CLI operates with the basic syntax:

linode-cli <command> <action>

Here, command specifies the part of the CLI we are interacting with. And, action specifies the action to perform on the given command.

For example, we can view the help documentation for Linode-related commands as seen here:

linode-cli linodes –help

Common Operations

Here are some frequently used operations with the Linode CLI:

• List all Linode instances:

  linode-cli linodes list
• Create a new Linode with default settings:

  linode-cli linodes create --label cli-2 –root_pass
• Reboot a Linode instance:

  linode-cli linodes reboot instance_id

  Here, replace instance_id with the ID of the Linode instance.

• List all support tickets:

  linode-cli tickets list
• List replies for a specific ticket:

  linode-cli tickets replies ticket_id
• Reply to a ticket:

  linode-cli tickets reply --description "Add your reply here"

  Here, replace ticket_id with the actual ticket ID and provide a reply within the quotes.
• List all volumes:

  linode-cli volumes list
• List all domains:

  linode-cli domains list
• Delete a domain:

  linode-cli domains delete domain_id

  Here, replace domain_id with the ID of the domain to delete.
• View records for a specific domain:

  linode-cli domains records-list domain_id
• View user profile:

  linode-cli profile view
• View a list of account events:

  linode-cli events list
• Mark an event as read:

  linode-cli events mark-read event_id

  Here, replace event_id with the ID of the event we want to mark as read.
• Reconfigure the API token:

  linode-cli configure

With these commands, we can manage our Linode services and infrastructure directly from the command line.

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Conclusion

In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to master Linode Management with the Linode CLI.