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Learn how to install the Medusa CLI Tool. Medusa CLI Tool can be used to perform actions such as create a new Medusa server, run migrations, create a new admin user, and more.

CLI Reference

This document serves as a reference to the Medusa CLI tool including how to install it and what commands are available.

Overview

The Medusa CLI serves as a tool that allows you to perform important commands while developing with Medusa.

To use Medusa, it is required to install the CLI tool as it is used to create a new Medusa server.


How to Install CLI Tool

To install the CLI tool, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install @medusajs/medusa-cli -g

:::note

If you run into any errors while installing the CLI tool, check out the troubleshooting guide.

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The CLI tool is then available under the medusa command. You can see all commands and options with the following command:

medusa --help

Common Options

The following options can be used with all available commands.

--help

Learn more about what you can do with the CLI tool or with a specific command.

Alias: -h

medusa new --help

--verbose

Turn on verbose output for detailed logs.

Default: false

medusa new test-server --verbose

--no-color

Turn off colors in the output.

Alias: --no-colors

Default: false

medusa new test-server --no-color

--json

Turn on JSON logger.

Default: false

medusa new test-server --json

--version

If used inside a Medusa project, the version of the Medusa CLI and Medusa project is shown. Otherwise, the version of the Medusa CLI is shown.

Alias: -v

medusa --version

Available Commands

new

Create a new Medusa server.

medusa new [<server_name> [<starter_url>]]

Arguments

Name Description Default
server_name The name of the Medusa server. It will be used as the name of the directory created. If not provided, youll be prompted to enter it.
starter_url The URL of the starter to create the server from. The default starter is used.

Options

Name Description
--seed If the flag is set the command will attempt to seed the database after setup.
-y, --useDefaults If the flag is set the command will not interactively collect database credentials.
--skip-db If the flag is set the command will not attempt to complete the database setup.
--skip-migrations If the flag is set the command will not attempt to complete the database migration.
--skip-env If the flag is set the command will not attempt to populate .env.
--db-user The database user to use for database setup and migrations.
--db-database The database used for database setup and migrations.
--db-pass The database password to use for database setup and migrations.
--db-port The database port to use for database setup and migrations.
--db-host The database host to use for database setup and migrations.

develop

Start development server. This command watches files for any changes to rebuild the files and restart the server.

medusa develop

Options

Name Description
-H, --host Set host. Defaults to localhost.
-p, --port Set port. Defaults to 9000.

start

Start development server. This command does not watch for file changes or restart the server.

medusa start

Options

Name Description
-H, --host Set host. Defaults to localhost.
-p, --port Set port. Defaults to 9000.

migrations

Migrate the database to the most recent version.

medusa migrations <action>

Arguments

Name Description Default
action The action to perform. Values can be run, show, or revert. run is used to run the migrations; show is used to only show what migrations are available to run; and revert is to undo the last migration. This argument is required and does not have a default value.

seed

Migrates and populates the database with the provided file.

medusa seed --seed-file=<file_path>

Options

Name Description
-f, --seed-file Path to the file where the seed is defined. (required)
-m, --migrate Flag to indicate if migrations should be run prior to seeding the database. Default is true.

user

Creates a new admin user.

medusa user --email <email> [--password <password>]

Options

Name Description
-e, --email The email to create a user with. (required)
-p, --password The password to use with the user. If not included, the user will not have a password.
-i, --id The users ID. By default it is automatically generated.

telemetry

Enable or disable the collection of anonymous data usage. If no option is provided, the command will enable the collection of anonymous data usage.

medusa telemetry

Options

Name Description
--enable Enable telemetry (default)
--disable Disable telemetry

See Also