Installing xcsh¶

Get up and running with the F5 Distributed Cloud CLI in minutes.

Choose Your Platform¶

Recommended for macOS. Simple installation and updates with brew.

Universal installer for Linux and macOS. Works with or without sudo.

Manual download for Windows. PowerShell completions included.

For development or latest unreleased features. Requires Go 1.21+.

The fastest way to get started on macOS:

brew tap robinmordasiewicz/tap
brew install --cask xcsh

Or use the universal install script on any platform:

curl -fsSL https://robinmordasiewicz.github.io/f5xc-xcsh/install.sh | sh

Configure API tokens or certificate-based authentication to connect to F5 XC.

Enable tab completion for bash, zsh, fish, or PowerShell.

Configure xcsh behavior through environment variables.

After installing, verify that xcsh is working:

xcsh version

Once installed and authenticated, explore the Commands documentation or follow the Guides to deploy your first load balancer.