# Installing the ZLI

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BastionZero's command-line interface (CLI), the Zero-Trust Command Line Interface (`zli`), is available on Mac, Linux, and Windows machines.

You can download the `zli` through package managers (`brew`, `yum`, and `apt`) or with `curl` for Windows machines.

The `zli` is compatible with both `x86` and `amd64` platforms.

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1. Install the `zli` with the command below:

   ```bash
   brew install bastionzero/tap/zli
   ```

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1. Use the `yum-config-manager` to add the BastionZero repo.

   ```bash
   sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo \
   https://download-yum.bastionzero.com/bastionzero.repo
   ```
2. Install the `zli`.

   ```bash
   sudo yum install -y zli
   ```

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1. Install the BastionZero public key from the Ubuntu key server.

   <pre class="language-bash" data-overflow="wrap"><code class="lang-bash">curl -sSL "https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&#x26;search=0xe5c358e613982017" | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/bastionzero.gpg > /dev/null
   </code></pre>
2. Add the BastionZero repo with:

   <pre class="language-bash" data-overflow="wrap"><code class="lang-bash">echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/bastionzero.gpg] https://download-apt.bastionzero.com/production/apt-repo stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bastionzero.list > /dev/null
   </code></pre>
3. Update the `apt` cache.

   ```bash
   sudo apt update
   ```
4. Install the `zli`.

   ```bash
   sudo apt install -y zli
   ```

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1. Download the `zli`.

   <pre class="language-bash" data-overflow="wrap"><code class="lang-bash">curl.exe -LO "https://download-zli.bastionzero.com/release/latest/bin/zli.exe"
   </code></pre>
2. Append the `zli` binary folder to your `PATH` environment variable. **Note**, the following example will make the `zli` commands permanently available to the current user ***only***.

   ```bash
   setx PATH "%PATH%;<path to folder containing zli>"
   ```
3. Exit out of your terminal window and reopen a new one.
4. Log in to the `zli`.

   ```bash
   zli login
   ```

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Have feedback on the docs? Please reach out to <product@bastionzero.com>.


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