> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.orakl.network/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.orakl.network/node-operators-guide/cli.md).

# Orakl Network CLI

The **Orakl Network CLI** is a tool to configure and manage the **Orakl Network**. The **Orakl Network CLI** enables access and modifications of the state of the Orakl Network, therefore it is very important tool for node operator. The code is located under [`cli` directory](/developers-guide/data-feed.md). The configurable parts of the Orakl Network are listed below:

* [Chain](/node-operators-guide/cli/chain.md)
* [Service](/node-operators-guide/cli/service.md)
* [Listener](/node-operators-guide/cli/listener.md)
* [VRF Keys](/node-operators-guide/cli/vrf-keys.md)
* [Reporter](/node-operators-guide/cli/reporter.md)
* [Proxy](https://github.com/Bisonai/orakl-docs/blob/master/en/node-operators-guide/cli/proxy.md)
* [Fetcher](https://github.com/Bisonai/orakl-docs/blob/master/en/node-operators-guide/cli/fetcher.md)
* [Delegator](/node-operators-guide/cli/delegator.md)

### Installation

We recommend to install the **Orakl Network CLI** globally using the command below.

```sh
npx @bisonai/orakl-cli
```

After a successful installation, you can start using it with the same command `npx @bisonai/orakl-cli`. To list all of supported features, you can use the `--help` flag.

```sh
npx @bisonai/orakl-cli --help
```

The output of the `--help` command is displayed below.

```
operator <subcommand>

where <subcommand> can be one of:

- chain
- service
- listener
- vrf
- fetcher
- reporter
- version
- delegator
- proxy

For more help, try running `operator <subcommand> --help`
```

### Setup Alias

The Orakl Network CLI is a tool that node operators will use quite frequently. It might feel clumsy to keep rewriting the `@bisonai/` prefix at every command. To combat that we recommend to create an `orakl-cli` alias for the `@bisonai/orakl-cli` package. The alias can be defined in your shell configuration file (e.g. `.zshrc` or `.bashrc`).

```sh
echo "alias orakl-cli='npx @bisonai/orakl-cli'" >> ~/.zshrc
```

> Do not forget to restart your shell after the configuration file update!

### Configuration

The **Orakl Network CLI** needs to communicate with several services of the Orakl Network in order to perform correctly. The state of the Orakl Network is controlled through the **Orakl Network API**.

To fully configure the **Orakl Network CLI**, setup the following environment variables.

* `ORAKL_NETWORK_API_URL`
* `ORAKL_NETWORK_DELEGATOR_URL`
* `LISTENER_SERVICE_HOST`
* `LISTENER_SERVICE_PORT`
* `WORKER_SERVICE_HOST`
* `WORKER_SERVICE_PORT`
* `REPORTER_SERVICE_HOST`
* `REPORTER_SERVICE_PORT`

`ORAKL_NETWORK_API_URL` and `ORAKL_NETWORK_DELEGATOR_URL` environment variables represent URLs for communication with the **Orakl Network API** and **Orakl Network Delegator**, respectively.

The **Orakl Network CLI** is able to communicate with a specific listener, worker and reporter through **Orakl Network Watchman**. To enable this feature, the **Orakl Network CLI** has to setup environment variables for each service as shown below.

* Listener (`LISTENER_SERVICE_HOST`, `LISTENER_SERVICE_PORT)`
* Worker (`WORKER_SERVICE_HOST`, `WORKER_SERVICE_PORT`)
* Reporter (`REPORTER_SERVICE_HOST`, `REPORTER_SERVICE_PORT)`