Note: The contentstack-express framework CLI will soon be deprecated. However, our new CLI has many utilities that will help you manage your Contentstack account from the command line. Check out our CLI documentation for more details and get started with using our new CLI.

Note: This version of Contentstack CLI can be used only for v3 stacks. Use cli v1.x, for v2 stacks.

Run the following command in a Terminal or Command Prompt to globally install the latest version of Contentstack CLI on your system:

$ npm install -g contentstack-cli

You might need administrator privileges to perform this installation.

Contentstack CLI comes with handy commands which helps to achieve the support work for the contentstack-express like publishing, unpublishing, synchronizing the data, connecting existing stacks etc.

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Note: This version of Contentstack CLI can be used only for V3 stacks. Use CLI version 1.x, for V2 stacks.

Contentstack Command Line Interface 3.0.0

Usage: contentstack [command]

Commands:
    connect            Connect to an existing stack in Contentstack
    sync               Synchronize all the published content locally
    publish            Publish content-types/assets/both on specified environment
    unpublish          Unpublish content-types/assets/both on specified environment
    plugin create      Create the new plugin in the current application

Options:
    -h, --help     output usage information
    -V, --version  output the version number

Documentation can be found at https://contentstackdocs.built.io/

The connect command is used to connect to a existing stack. Navigate to a location on your computer and create a site development folder using the following command.

$ contentstack connect

You'll be guided through a step-by-step procedure to create the directory where the stack's files will be kept.

The publish command is used to publish the content to the specified environment.

$ contentstack publish

You'll be guided through a step-by-step procedure to publish content of the stack.

The unpublish command is used to unpublish the content from the specified environment.

$ contentstack unpublish

You'll be guided through a step-by-step procedure to unpublish content of the stack.

The sync command is used to synchronize all the published content on your web application.

$ contentstack sync

You'll be guided through a step-by-step procedure to synchronize all the content of the stack.

The 'plugin create' command creates the plugin with the basic structure.

$ contentstack plugin create YOUR_PLUGIN_NAME

Once the plugin is created, you can activate it in config/all.js file.

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