Install Percona Everest CLI¶

Important

Installing the Percona Everest CLI is only necessary if you want to use it to install Percona Everest; it is not required if you prefer to install Percona Everest with Helm.

You can download the latest version of Everest CLI by visiting the latest release page in this repository.

Linux and WSLmacOS (Apple Silicon)macOS (Intel CPU)

To install Everest CLI on Linux or WSL, run the following commands:

Download the latest version of Everest CLI.

curl -sSL -o everestctl-linux-amd6 https://github.com/percona/everest/releases/latest/download/everestctl-linux-amd64

Install the Everest CLI binary to /usr/local/bin/.

sudo install -m 555 everestctl-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/everestctl

Remove the Everest CLI binary to clean up.
```
rm everestctl-linux-amd64
```

To install Everest CLI on macOS with Apple Silicon, run the following commands:

Download the latest version of Everest CLI for Apple Silicon.

curl -sSL -o everestctl-darwin-arm64 https://github.com/percona/everest/releases/latest/download/everestctl-darwin-arm64

Install the Everest CLI binary to /usr/local/bin/.

sudo install -m 555 everestctl-darwin-arm64 /usr/local/bin/everestctl

Remove the Everest CLI binary to clean up
```
rm everestctl-darwin-arm64
```

To install Everest CLI on macOS with an Intel CPU, run the following commands:

Download the latest version of Everest CLI for Intel CPUs.

curl -sSL -o everestctl-darwin-amd64 https://github.com/percona/everest/releases/latest/download/everestctl-darwin-amd64

Install the Everest CLI binary to /usr/local/bin/.

sudo install -m 555 everestctl-darwin-amd64 /usr/local/bin/everestctl

Remove the Everest CLI binary to clean up.
```
rm everestctl-darwin-amd64
```

Next steps¶

Start by installing Percona Everest:

Install Everest

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