The earthly command

earthly

Synopsis

• Target form

  earthly [options...] <target-ref> [build-args...]

• Artifact form

  earthly [options...] --artifact|-a <target-ref>/<artifact-path> [<dest-path>] [build-args...]

• Image form

  earthly [options...] --image <target-ref> [build-args...]

Description

The earthly command executes a build referenced by <target-ref> (target form and image form) or <artifact-ref> (artifact form). In the target form, the referenced target and its dependencies are built. In the artifact form, the referenced artifact and its dependencies are built, but only the specified artifact is output. The output path of the artifact can be optionally overridden by <dest-path>. In the image form, the image produced by the referenced target and its dependencies are built, but only the specified image is output.

If a BuildKit daemon has not already been started, and the option --buildkit-host is not specified, this command also starts up a container named earthly-buildkitd to act as a build daemon.

The execution has four phases:

• Init

• Build

• Push (optional - disabled by default)

• Local output (optional - enabled by default)

During the init phase the configuration is interpreted and the BuildKit daemon is started (if applicable). During the build phase, the referenced target and all its direct or indirect dependencies are executed. During the push phase, when enabled, Earthly performs image pushes and it also runs RUN --push commands. During the local output phase, all applicable artifacts with an AS LOCAL specification are written to the specified output location, and all applicable docker images are loaded onto the host's docker daemon.

If the build phase does not succeed, no output is produced and no push instruction is executed. In this case, the command exits with a non-zero exit code.

Target and Artifact References

The <target-ref> can reference both local and remote targets.

Local Reference

+<target-name> will reference a target in the local Earthfile in the current directory.

<local-path>+<target-name> will reference a local Earthfile in a different directory as specified by <local-path>, which must start with ./, ../, or /.

Remote Reference

<gitvendor>/<namespace>/<project>/path/in/project[:some-tag]+<target-name> will access a remote git repository.

Artifact Reference

The <artifact-ref> can reference artifacts built by targets. <target-ref>/<artifact-path> will reference a build target's artifact.

Examples

See the importing guide for more details and examples.

Build args

Synopsis:

• Target form earthly <target-ref> [--<build-arg-key>=<build-arg-value>...]

• Artifact form earthly --artifact <target-ref>/<artifact-path> <dest-path> [--<build-arg-key>=<build-arg-value>...]

• Image form earthly --image <target-ref> [--<build-arg-key>=<build-arg-value>...]

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_BUILD_ARGS="<build-arg-key>=<build-arg-value>,<build-arg-key>=<build-arg-value>,...".

Build arg overrides may be specified as part of the Earthly command. The value of the build arg <build-arg-key> is set to <build-arg-value>.

In the target and image forms the build args are passed after the target reference. For example earthly +some-target --NAME=john --SPECIES=human. In the artifact form, the build args are passed immediately after the artifact reference, however they are surrounded by parenthesis, similar to a COPY command. For example earthly --artifact +some-target/some-artifact ./dest/path --NAME=john --SPECIES=human.

The build arg overrides only apply to the target being called directly and any other target referenced as part of the same Earthfile. Build arg overrides, will not apply to targets referenced from other directories or other repositories.

Storing values in the .arg File

Build args can also be specified using a .arg file, relative to the current working directory where earthly is executed from, using the syntax:

<NAME_OF_BUILD_ARG>=<value>
...

Each variable must be specified on a separate line, without any surrounding quotes. If quotes are included, they will become part of the value. Lines beginning with # are treated as comments. Blank lines are allowed. Here is a simple example:

# an example build arg
MY_SETTING=a setting which contains spaces

Note

The directory used for loading the .arg file is the directory where earthly is called from and not necessarily the directory where the Earthfile is located in.

Important

The .arg file is meant for settings which are specific to the local environment the build executes in. These settings may cause inconsistencies in the way the build executes on different systems, leading to builds that are difficult to reproduce. Keep the contents of .arg files to a minimum to avoid such issues.

Additional Information

For more information about build args see the ARG Earthfile command, and the build args guide.

Environment Variables and .env File

Flag options can either be set on the command line, or by using an equivalent environment variable, as specified under the options section.

It is also possible to set these flag options in an .env file, relative to the current working directory where earthly is executed from, using the syntax:

<NAME_OF_ENV_VAR>=<value>
...

Each variable must be specified on a separate line, without any surrounding quotes. If quotes are included, they will become part of the value. Lines beginning with # are treated as comments. Blank lines are allowed. Here is a simple example:

# Settings
EARTHLY_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED=true
EARTHLY_VERBOSE=true

Global Options

--help

Prints help information about earthly.

Synopsis

• earthly --help

• earthly <command> --help

--config <path>

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_CONFIG=<path>.

Overrides the earthly configuration file, defaults to ~/.earthly/config.yml.

--installation-name <name>

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_INSTALLATION_NAME=<name>.

Overrides the Earthly installation name. The installation name is used for the BuildKit Daemon name, the cache volume name, the configuration directory (~/.<installation-name>) and for the ports used by BuildKit. Using multiple installation names on the same system allows Earthly to run as multiple isolated instances, each with its own configuration, cache and daemon. Defaults to earthly.

--ssh-auth-sock <path-to-sock>

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_SSH_AUTH_SOCK=<path-to-sock>.

Sets the path to the SSH agent sock, which can be used for SSH authentication. SSH authentication is used by Earthly in order to perform git clone's underneath.

On Linux systems, this setting defaults to the value of the env var $SSH_AUTH_SOCK. On most systems, the env var SSH_AUTH_SOCK env var is already set if an SSH agent is running.

On Mac systems, this setting defaults to /run/host-services/ssh-auth.sock to match recommendation in the official Docker documentation.

For more information see the Authentication page.

--auth-token <value>

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_TOKEN=<value>.

Force Earthly account login to authenticate with supplied token.

--verbose

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_VERBOSE=1.

Enables verbose logging.

--git-username <git-user> (deprecated)

Also available as an env var setting: GIT_USERNAME=<git-user>.

This option is now deprecated. Please use the configuration file instead.

--git-password <git-pass> (deprecated)

Also available as an env var setting: GIT_PASSWORD=<git-pass>.

This option is now deprecated. Please use the configuration file instead.

--git-url-instead-of <git-instead-of> (obsolete)

Also used to be available as an env var setting: GIT_URL_INSTEAD_OF=<git-instead-of>.

This option is now obsolete. By default, earthly will automatically switch from ssh to HTTPS when no keys are found or the ssh-agent isn't running. Please use the configuration file to override the default behavior.

Build Options

Build options are specific to executing Earthly builds; they are simply listed in this section for readability, and can be supplied as global options.

--secret|-s <secret-id>[=<value>]

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_SECRETS="<secret-id>=<value>,<secret-id>=<value>,...".

Passes a secret with ID <secret-id> to the build environments. If <value> is not specified, then the value becomes the value of the environment variable with the same name as <secret-id>.

The secret can be referenced within Earthfile recipes as RUN --secret <arbitrary-env-var-name>=<secret-id>. For more information see the RUN --secret Earthfile command.

Secrets can also be stored in a .secret file using the same syntax as an .arg file; an example is given under the secrets guide.

--secret-file <secret-id>=<path>

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_SECRET_FILES="<secret-id>=<path>,<secret-id>=<path>,...".

Loads the contents of a file located at <path> into a secret with ID <secret-id> for use within the build environments.

The secret can be referenced within Earthfile recipes as RUN --secret <arbitrary-env-var-name>=<secret-id>. For more information see the RUN --secret Earthfile command.

--push

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_PUSH=true.

Instructs Earthly to push any docker images declared with the --push flag to remote docker registries and to run any RUN --push commands. For more information see the SAVE IMAGE Earthfile command and the RUN --push Earthfile command.

Pushing only happens during the output phase, and only if the build has succeeded.

--no-output

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_NO_OUTPUT=true.

Instructs Earthly not to output any images or artifacts. This option cannot be used with the artifact form or the image form.

--output

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_OUTPUT=true.

Allow artifacts or images to be output, even when running under --ci mode.

--no-cache

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_NO_CACHE=true.

Instructs Earthly to ignore any cache when building. It does, however, continue to store new cache formed as part of the build (to be possibly used on future invocations).

--auto-skip (experimental)

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_AUTO_SKIP=true.

Instructs Earthly to skip any targets that have not changed from a previous build. For more information see the auto-skip guide.

--allow-privileged|-P

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED=true.

Permits the build to use the --privileged flag in RUN commands. For more information see the RUN --privileged command.

--ci

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_CI=true

In target mode, this option is an alias for

--no-output --strict

In artifact and image modes , this option is an alias for

--strict

--platform <platform>

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_PLATFORMS=<platform>.

Sets the platform to build for.

Note

It is not yet possible to specify multiple platforms through this flag. You may, however, use a wrapping target and a BUILD command in your Earthfile:

build-all-platforms:
  BUILD --platform=linux/amd64 --platform=linux/arm/v7 +build

build:
  ...

--build-arg <key>[=<value>] (deprecated)

This option has been deprecated in favor of the new build arg syntax earthly <target-ref> --<key>=<value>.

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_BUILD_ARGS="<key>=<value>,<key>=<value>,...".

Overrides the value of the build arg <key>. If <value> is not specified, then the value becomes the value of the environment variable with the same name as <key>. For more information see the ARG Earthfile command.

--interactive|-i

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_INTERACTIVE=true.

Enable interactive debugging mode. By default when a RUN command fails, earthly will display the error and exit. If the interactive mode is enabled and an error occurs, an interactive shell is presented which can be used for investigating the error interactively. Due to technical limitations, only a single interactive shell can be used on the system at any given time.

--strict

Disallow usage of features that may create unrepeatable builds.

Log formatting options

These options can only be set via environment variables, and have no command line equivalent.

Variable	Usage
NO_COLOR	NO_COLOR=1 disables the use of color.
FORCE_COLOR	FORCE_COLOR=1 forces the use of color.
EARTHLY_TARGET_PADDING	EARTHLY_TARGET_PADDING=n will set the column to the width of n characters. If a name is longer than n, its path will be truncated and remaining extra length will cause the column to go ragged.
EARTHLY_FULL_TARGET	EARTHLY_FULL_TARGET=1 will always print the full target name, and leave the target name column ragged.

earthly --version

Synopsis

• earthly --version

Description

Prints version information about earthly.

earthly ls

Synopsis

• earthly ls [<earthfile-ref>]

Description

Prints all targets in an Earthfile in a project.

Options

--args

Show arguments (ARG statements) in the targets.

--long

Show full, canonical target references (includes the project part of the reference, if applicable).

earthly doc

Synopsis

• earthly doc [<earthfile-ref>[+<target-ref>]]

Description

Prints documentation comments for documented targets in an Earthfile in a project. Documentation on a target is any comment block that ends on the line immediately above the target definition and begins with the name of the target.

Examples

Given the following Earthfile:

VERSION 0.8
FROM golang:1.19-alpine3.15

deps:
    COPY go.mod go.sum .
    RUN go mod download

# build runs 'go build' and saves the artifact locally.
build:
    FROM +deps
    COPY . .
    ARG output=./build/something
    RUN go build -o /bin/something
    SAVE ARTIFACT /bin/something AS LOCAL $output

# tidy runs 'go mod tidy' and saves go.mod/go.sum locally.
tidy:
    FROM +deps
    COPY . .
    RUN go mod tidy
    SAVE ARTIFACT go.mod AS LOCAL go.mod
    SAVE ARTIFACT go.sum AS LOCAL go.sum

Print the doc comments for all documented targets:

$ earthly doc
TARGETS:
  +build
    build runs 'go build' and saves the artifact locally.
  +tidy
    tidy runs 'go mod tidy' and saves go.mod/go.sum locally.

Note that, unlike earthly ls, earthly doc does not mention the deps target. Since it has no documentation, the deps target is not included in the output.

Print the doc comments for a specific target:

$ earthly doc +build
+build
  build runs 'go build' and saves the artifact locally.

earthly prune

Synopsis

• # Standard form
  earthly [options] prune (--all|-a)
  
  # Reset form
  earthly [options] prune --reset

Description

The command earthly prune eliminates the Earthly cache.

In standard form (default) it issues a prune command to the BuildKit daemon.

In reset form it restarts the BuildKit daemon, instructing it to completely delete the cache directory on startup, thus forcing it to start from scratch.

Options

--all|-a

Instructs earthly to issue a "prune all" command to the BuildKit daemon.

--reset

Restarts the BuildKit daemon and completely resets the cache directory.

--age

Prunes cache older than the specified duration. Accepts a duration string, which is a sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix, such as 300ms. Valid time units are ns, us, ms, s, m, h.

--size

Prunes cache to specified size, starting with the oldest cache. It will eliminate cache until it reaches or exceeds the target size.

earthly config

Synopsis

# Set key value in your earthly config

earthly [options] config [key] [value]

Description

Manipulates values in ~/.earthly/config.yml. It does its best to preserve existing formatting and comments. [value] must be a valid YAML literal for the given [key].

Options

--dry-run

Prints the changed config file to the console instead of writing it to file

Examples

Set your cache size:

earthly config global.cache_size_mb 1234

Set additional BuildKit args, using a YAML array:

earthly config global.buildkit_additional_args ['userns', '--host']

Set a key containing a period:

earthly config git."example.com".password hunter2

Set up a whole custom git repository for a server called example.com, using a single-line YAML literal:

• which stores git repos under /var/git/repos/name-of-repo.git

• allows access over ssh

• using port 2222

• sets the username to git

• is recognized to earthly as example.com/name-of-repo

config git "{example: {pattern: 'example.com/([^/]+)', substitute: 'ssh://[e-mail]:2222/var/git/repos/\$1.git', auth: ssh, user: git}}"

The above command yields the following config file:

git:
    example:
        pattern: example.com/([^/]+)
        substitute: ssh://[e-mail]:2222/var/git/repos/$1.git
        auth: ssh
        user: git

earthly account

Contains sub-commands for registering and administration an Earthly account.

earthly account register

Synopsis

• # Register an account using your email
  earthly [options] account register --email <email>
  
  # Complete account registration
  earthly [options] account register --email <email> --token <email-verification-token> [--password <password>] [--public-key <public-key>] [--accept-terms-conditions-privacy]

Description

Register for an Earthly account. Registration is done in two steps: first run the register command with only the --email argument, this will then send an email to the supplied email address with a registration token (which is used to verify your email address), second re-run the register command with both the --email and --token arguments to complete the registration process.

Options

--email <email>

Pass in an email address for registering your Earthly account. An email will be sent containing your registration token.

--token <token>

Pass in token for email verification. Retrieve the token from your email and register it with the --email option.

--password <password>

Specify your password on the command line instead of interactively being asked.

--public-key <public-key>

Path to public key to register.

--accept-terms-of-service-privacy

Accept the Terms & Conditions, and Privacy Policy.

earthly account login

Synopsis

• # login using registered public keys or check who you are logged in as
  earthly [options] account login
  
  # Login with email and input password interactively
  earthly [options] account login --email <email>
  
  # Login with email and password
  earthly [options] account login --email <email> --password <password>
  
  # Login with your tokem
  earthly [options] account login --token <token>

Description

Login to an existing Earthly account. If no email or token is given, earthly will attempt to login using registered public keys.

Options

--email <email>

Pass in email address connected with your Earthly account.

--token <token>

Pass in your authentication token

--password <password>

Pass in the password for your Earthly account. If not provided you will be interactively asked.

earthly account logout

Synopsis

• earthly [options] account logout

Description

Removes cached login information from ~/.earthly/auth.token.

earthly account list-keys

Synopsis

• earthly [options] account list-keys

Description

Lists all public keys that are authorized to login to the current Earthly account.

earthly account add-key

Synopsis

• earthly [options] account add-key [<public-key>]

Description

Authorize a new public key to login to the current Earthly account. If key is omitted, an interactive prompt is displayed to select a public key to add.

earthly account remove-key

Synopsis

• earthly [options] account remove-key <public-key>

Description

Removes an authorized public key from accessing the current Earthly account.

earthly account list-tokens

Synopsis

• earthly [options] account list-tokens

Description

List account tokens associated with the current Earthly account. A token is useful for environments where the ssh-agent is not accessible (e.g. a CI system).

earthly account create-token

Synopsis

• earthly [options] account create-token [--write] [--expiry <expiry>] [--overwrite] <token-name>

Description

Creates a new authentication token. A read-only token is created by default, If the --write flag is specified the token will have read+write access. The token will never expire unless a different date is supplied via the --expiry flag. If the token by the same name already exists, it will not be overwritten unless the --overwrite flag is specified.

It is then possible to export EARTHLY_TOKEN=..., which will force earthly to use this token for all authentication (overriding any other currently-logged in sessions).

Options

--write

Grant write permissions in addition to read permissions

--expiry

Set token expiry date in the form YYYY-MM-DD or never

--overwrite

Overwrite the token if it already exists

earthly account remove-token

Synopsis

• earthly [options] account remove-token <token>

Description

Removes a token from the current Earthly account.

earthly account reset

Synopsis

• earthly [options] account reset --email <email> [--token <token>]

Description

Reset the password associated with the provided email. The command should first be run without a token, which will cause a token to be emailed to you. Once the command is re-run with the provided token, it will prompt you for a new password.

Options

--email <email>

Email address for which to reset the password.

--token <token>

Authentication token with with to rerun the command with your email to reset your password. Once run you will be prompted for a new password.

earthly org

Contains sub-commands for creating and managing Earthly organizations.

earthly org create

Synopsis

• earthly [options] org create <org-name>

Description

Create a new organization, which can be used to share secrets between different user accounts.

earthly org list

Synopsis

• earthly [options] org list
  
  earthly [options] org ls

Description

List all organizations the current account is a member, or administrator of.

earthly org list-permissions

Synopsis

• earthly [options] org list-permissions <org-name>

Description

List all accounts and the paths they have permission to access under a particular organization.

earthly org invite

Synopsis

• earthly [options] org [--org <organization-name>] invite [--name <recipient-name>] [--permission <permission>] [--message <message>] <email>

Description

Invites a user into an organization; <org-path> can either be a top-level org access by granting permission on /<org-name>/, or finer-grained access can be granted to a subpath e.g. /<org-name>/path/to/share/. By default users are granted read-only access unless the --write flag is given.

Subcommands

accept

Accept an invitation to join an organization

ls | list

List all sent invitations (both pending and accepted)

Options

--permission

The access level the new organization member will have. Can be one of: read, write, or admin.

--message

An optional message to send with the invitation email

earthly org revoke

Synopsis

• earthly [options] org revoke <org-path> <email> [<email>, ...]

Description

Revokes a previously invited user from an organization.

earthly org member

Synopsis

• earthly [options] org [--org <organization-name>] members (ls|update|rm)

Description

Manage organization members

Subcommands

ls

List organization members and their permission level

update

Update an organization member's permissions.

--permission

Flag for update subcommand. Can be one of: read, write, or admin.

rm

Remove a user from the organization

earthly org select

Synopsis

• earthly [options] org select <org-name>

Description

Selects an existing Earthly org to be the default. Analogous to the EARTHLY_ORG environment variable, or the --org flag available on some commands. When multiple organizations are specified, the precedence order is the following:

1. --org argument

2. EARTHLY_ORG environment variable

3. The configuration setting controlled by this command

earthly org unselect

Synopsis

• earthly [options] org unselect

Description

Removes the configuration option specifying a default organization.

earthly secrets

Synopsis

Alias earthly secret

• earthly [options] secrets [--org <organization-name>, --project <project>] (set|get|ls|rm|migrate|permission)

Contains sub-commands for creating and managing Earthly secrets.

Description

Contains sub-commands for creating and managing Earthly secrets.

Options

--org

The organization to which the project belongs.

--project

The organization project in which to store secrets.

earthly secrets set

Synopsis

• earthly [options] secrets set <path> <value>
  earthly [options] secrets set --file <local-path> <path>

Description

Stores a secret in the secrets store.

Options

--file

Stores secret from file to the path.

--stdin

Stores secret read from stdin to the path.

earthly secrets get

Synopsis

• earthly [options] secrets get [-n] <path>

Description

Retrieve a secret from the secrets store. If -n is given, no newline is printed after the contents of the secret.

Options

--n

Disables newline at the end of the stored secret.

earthly secrets ls

Synopsis

• earthly [options] secrets ls [<path>]

Description

List secrets the current account has access to.

earthly secrets rm

Synopsis

• earthly [options] secrets rm <path>

Description

Removes a secret from the secrets store.

earthly secrets migrate

Synopsis

• earthly [options] secrets --org <organization> --project <project> migrate <source-organization>

Description

Migrate existing secrets into the new project-based structure.

Options

--dry-run

Output what the command will do without actually doing it.

earthly secrets permission

Synopsis

• earthly [options] secrets permission (ls|set|rm)

Description

Manage user-level secret permissions.

Subcommands

ls

List any user secret permissions.

rm

Remove a user secret permission.

set

Create or update a user secret permission.

earthly registry

Synopsis

• earthly [options] registry [--org <organization-name>, --project <project>] (setup|list|remove) [<flags>]

Description

Contains sub-commands for managing registry access in cloud-based secrets.

Options

--org

The organization to store the credentials under; must be used in combination with --project. If omitted, the user's personal secret store will be used instead.

--project

The organization's project to store the credentials under; the user's secret store will be used if empty.

earthly registry setup

Synopsis

• earthly [options] registry [--org <org> --project <project>] setup [--cred-helper <none|ecr-login|gcloud>] ...

Description

Store registry credentials in the earthly-cloud secrets store. These credentials are used to authenticate with the registry. When they are associated with a project, by specifying --org, and --project flags, they will be associated with the project (as referenced by thePROJECT Earthfile command), which is used when running in CI.

Note

Registry credentials are stored under std/registry/<host>/... of either the user, or project based secrets.

The earthly registry ... commands exist for convience; however, it is possible to set (or delete) these values using the earthly secrets ... commands.

Examples

username/password based registry (--cred-helper=none)

• earthly [options] registry setup --username <username> --password <password> [<host>]
  
  earthly [options] registry --org <org> --project <project> setup --username <username> --password <password> [<host>]

AWS elastic container registry (--cred-helper=ecr-login)

• earthly registry setup --cred-helper ecr-login --aws-access-key-id <key> --aws-secret-access-key <secret> <host>
  
  earthly registry --org <org> --project <project> setup --cred-helper ecr-login --aws-access-key-id <key> --aws-secret-access-key <secret> <host>

GCP artifact or container registry (--cred-helper=gcloud)

• earthly registry setup --cred-helper gcloud --gcp-key <key> <host>
  
  earthly registry --org <org> --project setup <project> --cred-helper gcloud --gcp-service-account-key <key> <host>

Options

--cred-helper

When specified, use a credential helper for authenticating with the registry. Values can be ecr-login, gcloud, or none.

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_REGISTRY_CRED_HELPER=<value>.

--username <username>

The username to use; only applicable when --cred-helper is omitted (or none).

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_REGISTRY_USERNAME=<value>.

--password <password>

The password to use; only applicable when --cred-helper is omitted (or none).

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_REGISTRY_PASSWORD=<value>.

--password-stdin

When set, read the password from stdin; only applicable when --cred-helper is omitted (or none).

Also available as an env var setting: EARTHLY_REGISTRY_PASSWORD_STDIN=true.

--aws-access-key-id <identifier>

The AWS access key ID to use when requesting a registry token, only applicable when --cred-helper=ecr-login.

Also available as an env var setting: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<identifier>.

--aws-secret-access-key <secret>

The AWS secret access key to use when requesting a registry token, only applicable when --cred-helper=ecr-login.

Also available as an env var setting: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<secret>.

--gcp-service-account-key <key>

The GCP service account key to use when requesting a registry token, only applicable when --cred-helper=gcloud.

Also available as an env var setting: GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY=<key>.

--gcp-service-account-key-path <path>

Similar to --gcp-service-account-key, but read the key from the specified file.

Also available as an env var setting: GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH=<path>, or GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=<path>.

--gcp-service-account-key-stdin

Similar to --gcp-service-account-key, but read the key from stdin.

Also available as an env var setting: GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH_STDIN=true.

earthly registry list

Synopsis

• earthly [options] registry list [--org <org> --project <project>]

Description

Display the configured registries.

earthly registry remove

Synopsis

• earthly [options] registry remove [--org <org> --project <project>] <host>

Description

Remove a configured registry, and delete all stored credentials.

earthly bootstrap

Synopsis

• earthly [options] bootstrap [--no-buildkit, --with-autocomplete, --certs-hostname]

Description

Performs initialization tasks needed for earthly to function correctly. This command can be re-run to fix broken setups. It is recommended to run this with sudo.

Options

--no-buildkit

Skips setting up the BuildKit container during bootstrapping. If needed, it will also be performed when a build is ran.

--with-autocomplete

Installs shell autocompletions during bootstrap. Requires sudo to install them correctly.

--certs-hostname <value>

Takes in a value as the hostname for which to generate a TLS key/certificate pair

earthly web

Synopsis

• earthly [options] web [--provider=<provider-ref>]]

Description

Prints a url for entering the CI application and attempts to open your default browser with that url. If the provider argument is given the CI application will automatically begin an OAuth flow with the given provider. If you are logged into the CLI the url will contain a token used to link your OAuth credentials to your Earthly user.

Options

--provider

The provider to use when logging into the web ui.

Examples

Login to the CI application with GitHub

• earthly web --provider=github

earthly docker-build

Synopsis

• earthly [options] docker-build [--dockerfile <dockerfile-path>] [--tag=<image-tag>] [--target=<target-name>] [--platform <platform1[,platform2,...]>] <build-context-dir> [--arg1=arg-value]

Description

The command earthly docker-build builds a docker image from a Dockerfile instead of an Earthfile. The <build-context-dir> is the path where the Dockerfile build context exists. By default, it is assumed that a file named Dockerfile exists in that directory.

Just like a regular build, docker-build can be used with a satellite. For example:

earthly docker-build --sat my-satellite --tag my-image:latest .

For more information see the Using Satellites guide.

Additionally, all other build options are supported when using docker-build. For more information see build-options.

Examples

Build a dockerfile within the context of the myDockerfiles directory.

earthly docker-build --dockerfile Dockerfile ./myDockerfiles

Push an image built from your Dockerfile built for linux/arm64

earthly docker-build --dockerfile Dockerfile --platform linux/arm64 --tag {DOCKER_TAG} --push ./myDockerfiles

Options

--dockerfile <dockerfile-path>

Specify an alternative Dockerfile to use.

--tag=<image-tag>

Set the image name and tag to use. This option can be repeated to provide the built image multiple tags.

--target=<target-name>

Specifies the target to build in a multi-target Dockerfile.

--platform <platform1[,platform2,...]>

Sets the platform to build for.

Note

Unlike a regular build command, it is possible to specify multiple platforms through this option.

earthly satellite

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite (launch|ls|inspect|select|unselect|rm)

Description

Launch and use a Satellite runner as remote backend for Earthly builds.

Satellites can be used to between multiple builds and users, as well as run builds in native architectures independent of where the Earthly client is invoked.

Read more about satellites here: https://docs.earthly.dev/earthly-cloud/satellites

Sign up for satellites here: https://cloud.earthly.dev/login

Options

--org

The name of the organization the satellite belongs to.

earthly satellite launch

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite launch <satellite-name>
  
  earthly [options] satellite [--org <organization-name>] launch <satellite-name>

Description

Launch a new Earthly Satellite

Options

--platform

The platform to use when launching a new Earthly Satellite. Supported values: linux/amd64, linux/arm64.

--size

The size of the Earthly Satellite. See https://earthly.dev/pricing for details on each size. Supported values: xsmall, small, medium, large, xlarge.

--feature-flag

One or more of experimental features to enable on a new Earthly Satellite.

--maintenance-window

Sets a maintenance window for satellite auto-updates.

If there is a new satellite version available, the satellite will update within 2 hrs of the time specified. Format must be in HH:MM (24 hr) and will be automatically converted from your current local time to UTC. Default value is 02:00 in your local time.

--maintenance-weekends-only

When set, satellite auto-updates will only occur on Saturday or Sunday during the specified maintenance window.

--version

Launch and pin an Earthly Satellite at a specific version (disables auto-updates)

earthly satellite rm

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite rm <satellite-name>
  
  earthly [options] satellite [--org <organization-name>] rm <satellite-name>

Description

Destroy an Earthly Satellite.

earthly satellite ls

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite ls
  
  earthly [options] satellite [--org <organization-name>] ls

Description

List your Earthly Satellites.

Options

--json

Prints the output in JSON format.

--all

Include hidden Earthly Satellites in output. These are usually ones generated by Earthly CI.

earthly satellite inspect

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite inspect <satellite-name>
  
  earthly [options] satellite [--org <organization-name>] inspect <satellite-name>

Description

Show additional details about an Earthly Satellite instance.

earthly satellite select

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite select <satellite-name>
  
  earthly [options] satellite [--org <organization-name>] select <satellite-name>

Description

Choose which Earthly Satellite to use to build your app.

earthly satellite unselect

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite unselect

Description

Remove any currently selected Earthly Satellite instance from your Earthly configuration.

earthly satellite wake

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite wake <satellite-name>
  
  earthly [options] satellite [--org <organization-name>] wake <satellite-name>

Description

Manually force an Earthly Satellite to wake up from a sleep state.

earthly satellite sleep

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite sleep <satellite-name>
  
  earthly [options] satellite [--org <organization-name>] sleep <satellite-name>

Description

Manually force a Satellite to sleep from an operational state.

earthly satellite update

Synopsis

• earthly [options] satellite update <satellite-name>
  
  earthly [options] satellite [--org <organization-name>] update <satellite-name>

Description

Manually update an Earthly Satellite to the latest version (may cause downtime).

Options

--size

Change the size of the satellite. See https://earthly.dev/pricing for details on each size. Supported values: xsmall, small, medium, large, xlarge.

--maintenance-window

Set a new custom maintenance window for future satellite auto-updates.

--maintenance-weekends-only

When set, satellite auto-updates will only occur on Saturday or Sunday during the specified maintenance window.

--drop-cache

Drop existing cache as part of the update operation.

--feature-flag

One or more of experimental features to enable on the updated satellite.

--version

Launch a specific satellite version (disables auto-updates).

earthly project

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project (ls|rm|create|member)

Description

Manage Earthly projects which are shared resources of Earthly orgs. Within Earthly projects users can be invited and granted different access levels including: read, read+secrets, write, and admin.

Options

--org

The name of the organization to which the project belongs. Required when user is a member of multiple.

--project

The Earthly project to act on.

earthly project ls

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project [--org <organization-name>] ls

Description

List all projects that belong to the specified organization.

earthly project create

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project [--org <organization-name>] create <project-name>

Description

Create a new project in the specified organization.

earthly project rm

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project [--org <organization-name>] rm

Description

Remove an existing project and all of its associated resources.

Options

--force

Force removal without asking permission.

earthly project member

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project [--org <organization-name>] member (ls|rm|add|update)

Description

Manage project members.

Subcommands

add

Add a new member to the specified project.

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project [--org <organization-name>] --project <project-name> member add <user-email> <permission>

rm

Remove a member from the specified project.

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project [--org <organization-name>] --project <project-name> member rm <user-email>

ls

List all members in the specified project.

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project [--org <organization-name>] --project <project-name> member ls

update

Update the project member's permission.

Synopsis

• earthly [options] project [--org <organization-name>] --project <project-name> member update <user-email> <permission>