Using Dapr Cli

Purpose and Core Functions

The Dapr CLI is the main tool for managing Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) applications. You can use it to:

• Run applications with a Dapr sidecar
• Review sidecar logs
• List running services
• Run the Dapr dashboard

The CLI works with both self-hosted and Kubernetes environments.

Installation

Linux/macOS:

# Latest version
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.sh | /bin/bash

# Specific version (e.g., 1.15.1)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.sh | /bin/bash -s 1.15.1

Windows:

# PowerShell installation
powershell -Command "iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.ps1 | iex"

# Or via winget
winget install Dapr.CLI

macOS (Homebrew):

brew install dapr/tap/dapr-cli

Key Commands

Once installed, the main commands available include:

• dapr init - Install Dapr runtime on your hosting platform
• dapr run - Run your application with Dapr sidecar
• dapr list - List all running Dapr instances
• dapr dashboard - Start the Dapr dashboard
• dapr invoke - Invoke methods on Dapr applications
• dapr publish - Publish pub-sub events
• dapr logs - Get sidecar logs for applications
• dapr status - Show health status of Dapr services
• dapr stop - Stop Dapr instances and their apps
• dapr components - List all Dapr components
• dapr configurations - List all Dapr configurations
• dapr version - Print runtime and CLI version

Verification

To verify installation, run:

dapr -h

source: https://docs.dapr.io/getting-started/install-dapr-cli/