CLI Reference

Command-line interface for ServersCamp. Manage VMs, storage, and buckets from your terminal.

Installation

Install scli with a single command:

Bash

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/serverscamp/scli/main/install.sh | sh

This installs the latest version to ~/.local/bin. Make sure it's in your PATH.

Authentication

Bash

scli auth login

On local machines, this opens your browser automatically. On remote servers, it displays a link to visit.

Alternatively, use an API key directly:

Bash

scli auth login --api-key sk_live_abc123...

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
`SCLI_API_KEY`	API key for authentication (overrides config file)
`SCLI_NO_COLOR`	Disable colored output

VM Commands

Manage virtual machines.

Command	Description
`scli vm ls`	List all VMs
`scli vm show <id>`	Show VM details
`scli vm create`	Create a new VM (interactive)
`scli vm delete <id>`	Delete a VM
`scli vm connect <id>`	SSH into a VM
`scli vm classes`	List available VM classes
`scli vm templates`	List available OS templates

Create a VM

The scli vm create command walks you through VM creation interactively:

Terminal

$ scli vm create

Select OS template:
  1) Ubuntu 25.04 LTS (Linux)
Select [1-1]: 1

Select VM class (CPU/RAM):
  1) burst-xxs - 1 CPU x 20-50%, 512 MB RAM
  2) burst-xs - 1 CPU x 20-80%, 1.0 GB RAM
  3) burst-s - 1 CPU x 20-100%, 2.0 GB RAM
Select [1-3]: 2

Select storage class:
  1) value-storage - 500 IOPS, 50 MB/s
  2) standard-storage - 5000 IOPS, 250 MB/s
Select [1-2]: 1

Disk size in GB: (default: 20)
> 20

Creating VM...
VM created successfully!

Name:        vm-ac74352b5a278543
Public IPv4: 194.110.174.104

Connect to VM

SSH into your VM using its name or ID:

Bash

scli vm connect vm-ac74352b5a278543

Database Commands

Manage managed database instances.

Command	Description
`scli db ls`	List all databases
`scli db create`	Create a new database
`scli db show <id>`	Show database details and connection string
`scli db delete <id>`	Delete a database
`scli db backups <id>`	List backups

Storage Commands

Manage S3-compatible object storage.

Command	Description
`scli buckets ls`	List all buckets
`scli buckets create <name>`	Create a new bucket
`scli buckets credentials <name>`	Show S3 access credentials
`scli s3 ls <bucket>/`	List objects in bucket
`scli s3 put <local> <bucket>/<key>`	Upload a file
`scli s3 get <bucket>/<key> <local>`	Download a file
`scli s3 rm <bucket>/<key>`	Delete an object

SSH Keys

Manage SSH keys for VM access.

Command	Description
`scli ssh-keys ls`	List all SSH keys
`scli ssh-keys create <name> <public_key>`	Upload a new SSH key
`scli ssh-keys delete <id>`	Delete an SSH key