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Setup the CLI and run your first Task

Requirements

Run this command to check if you have Nodejs installed. The result should be v11 or higher. If you don’t have Node installed or it’s in an old version, check this guide.

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node -v

Setup

Install

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npm install -g runops

runops signup

Run a test command

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runops targets list

Run your first Task

After setting up the CLI, it’s time to start using it. Runops Tasks represent the scripts and commands you need to run against a live resource (Connection).

Pick the Connection

The only thing you need to run a Task is a valid Connection. If your company is using Runops, you already have a set of Connections available. To see the Connections available you can use the list Connections command in the CLI.

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runops targets list

The result will look like this:

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┌──────────────────────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬───────────────┬────────────────────┐
│ name                         │ type     │ status   │ review   │ reviewers     │ runner             │
├──────────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────┤
│ db-prod-abc                  │ postgres │ active   │ teams    │ dba,sre       │ runops-hosted      │
└──────────────────────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴───────────────┴────────────────────┘

This command will show a list of the Connections you can use to run Tasks. Pick the one you need and take a note of the type, this will define the type of scripts you will use in the Task. Also, check the review mode to understand the workflow of the Connection.

Run the Task

Ok, now that we have a Connection, let’s create our Task. The simplest possible way to create a Task is by providing the Connection name and the script.

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runops tasks create \
--target 'db-prod-abc' \
--message 'Creating my first Runops Task'
--script 'select * from customers'

This Task has a SQL script, as the Connection type of Postgres based on the Connections list command. The message is optional, but it’s a good practice to add some context to what you are doing. This Connection requires reviews and the message will help reviewers speed things up.

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