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balena — Interact with the balenaCloud, openBalena, and the balena API. More information: <https://docs.balen

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Problem

How to use the balena command: Interact with the balenaCloud, openBalena, and the balena API. More information: <https://docs.balena.io/reference/balena-cli/latest/>.

Solution

balena — Interact with the balenaCloud, openBalena, and the balena API. More information: <https://docs.balena.io/reference/balena-cli/latest/>.

Log in to the balenaCloud account:

balena login

Create a balenaCloud or openBalena application:

balena app create {{app_name}}

List all balenaCloud or openBalena applications within the account:

balena apps

List all devices associated with the balenaCloud or openBalena account:

balena devices

Flash a balenaOS image to a local drive:

balena local flash {{path/to/balenaos.img}} --drive {{drive_location}}

Code Snippets

balena login

Create a balenaCloud or openBalena application

balena app create {{app_name}}

List all balenaCloud or openBalena applications within the account

balena apps

List all devices associated with the balenaCloud or openBalena account

balena devices

Flash a balenaOS image to a local drive

balena local flash {{path/to/balenaos.img}} --drive {{drive_location}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/balena

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