VM CLI

The Freestyle CLI is useful for one-off operations while developing or debugging.

Prerequisites

Set your API key:

export FREESTYLE_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Run commands through npx:

npx freestyle --help

List VMs

npx freestyle vm list

Use JSON output when scripting:

npx freestyle vm list --json

Create And Exec

npx freestyle vm create --exec 'uname -a'

Delete the VM after the command completes:

npx freestyle vm create --exec 'npm test' --delete

SSH

npx freestyle vm create --ssh

For a temporary debug session:

npx freestyle vm create --ssh --delete

Operate On An Existing VM

npx freestyle vm exec <vm-id> 'pwd'
npx freestyle vm delete <vm-id>

Use the SDK for long-lived application workflows and the CLI for operational tasks.