Overview

To set up and run Meshery on Linux or macOS, you will need to install mesheryctl. mesheryctl is the command line interface (CLI) for Meshery. It is used to install, manage, and operate one or more Meshery deployments. mesheryctl can be installed via bash is also available directly or through Homebrew or Scoop.

Brew

Prerequisites

You need to have Brew installed on your Linux or macOS system to perform these actions.

Install mesheryctl using Brew

To install mesheryctl using homebrew, execute the following commands.


 

 $ brew install mesheryctl

You’re ready to run Meshery. To do so, execute the following command.




 $ mesheryctl system start

Meshery server supports customizing authentication flow callback URL, which can be configured in the following way




 $ MESHERY_SERVER_CALLBACK_URL=https://custom-host mesheryctl system start

mesheryctl uses your current Kubernetes context, your KUBECONFIG environment variable (~/.kube/config by default). Confirm if this Kubernetes cluster you want Meshery to interact with by running the following command: kubectl config get-contexts.

If there are multiple contexts in your kubeconfig file, specify the one you want to use with the use-context subcommand: kubectl config use-context <context-to-use>.

Upgrade mesheryctl using Brew

To upgrade mesheryctl, execute the following command.


 

 $ brew upgrade mesheryctl
Example output of a successful upgrade. 

➜  ~ brew upgrade mesheryctl
==> Upgrading 1 outdated package:
meshery/tap/mesheryctl 0.3.2 -> 0.3.4
==> Upgrading meshery/tap/mesheryctl
==> Downloading https://github.com/layer5io/meshery/releases/download/v0.3.4/mesheryctl_0.3.4_Darwin_x86_64.zip
==> Downloading from https://github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com/157554479/17522b00-2af0-11ea-8aef-cbfe8
######################################################################## 100.0%
🍺  /usr/local/Cellar/mesheryctl/0.3.4: 5 files, 10.2MB, built in 4 seconds
Removing: /usr/local/Cellar/mesheryctl/0.3.2... (5 files, 10.2MB)
Removing: /Users/lee/Library/Caches/Homebrew/mesheryctl--0.3.2.zip... (3.9MB)
==> Checking for dependents of upgraded formulae...
==> No dependents found!

Bash

To install or upgrade mesheryctl using bash, execute anyone of the following commands.

Option 1: Only install mesheryctl binary

 

 

  $ curl -L https://meshery.io/install | DEPLOY_MESHERY=false bash -

Option 2: Install mesheryctl binary and deploy Meshery on Docker

 

 

  $ curl -L https://meshery.io/install | PLATFORM=docker bash -

Option 3: Install mesheryctl binary and deploy Meshery on Kubernetes

 

 

  $ curl -L https://meshery.io/install | PLATFORM=kubernetes bash -

Option 4: Install mesheryctl binary and Meshery adapter(s)

Install mesheryctl binary and include one or more adapters to be deployed

 

 

  $ curl -L https://meshery.io/install | ADAPTERS=consul PLATFORM=kubernetes bash -

You are ready to deploy Meshery mesheryctl`. To do so, execute the following command.


 
mesheryctl system start

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