CLI

The daytona command-line tool provides access to Daytona’s core features. You can use the daytona tool for the following operations:

Managing the lifecycle of the Daytona Server.
Managing Workspaces, Git Providers, Providers, and other Daytona components.
Configuring the Daytona Server interactively.

This reference lists all commands supported by the daytona command-line tool complete with a description of their behaviour, and any supported flags. You can access this documentation on a per-command basis by appending the --help/-h flag when invoking daytona.

daytona

Daytona is a Dev Environment Manager

daytona [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona
`--version`	`-v`	Display the version of Daytona

daytona api-key

Api Key commands

daytona api-key [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona api-key create

Create a new API key

daytona api-key create [NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona api-key delete

Delete an API key

daytona api-key delete [NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--yes`	`-y`	Skip confirmation prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona api-key list

List API keys

daytona api-key list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona autocomplete

Adds a completion script for your shell environment

daytona autocomplete [bash|zsh|fish|powershell] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona build

Manage builds

daytona build [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona build delete

Delete a build

daytona build delete [BUILD] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete ALL builds
`--force`	`-f`	Force delete build
`--prebuild-id`		Delete ALL builds from prebuild
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona build info

Show build info

daytona build info [BUILD] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona build list

List all builds

daytona build list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona build logs

View logs for build

daytona build logs [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--follow`	`-f`	Follow logs
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona build run

Run a build from a workspace template

daytona build run [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona code

Open a workspace in your preferred IDE

daytona code [WORKSPACE] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--ide`	`-i`	Specify the IDE (vscode, code-insiders, browser, cursor, codium, codium-insiders, ssh, jupyter, fleet, positron, zed, windsurf, clion, goland, intellij, phpstorm, pycharm, rider, rubymine, webstorm)
`--yes`	`-y`	Automatically confirm any prompts
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona config

Output Daytona configuration

daytona config [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--show-api-keys`	`-k`	Show API keys
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona create

Create a workspace

daytona create [REPOSITORY_URL | WORKSPACE_CONFIG_NAME]... [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--blank`		Create a blank workspace without using existing templates
`--branch`		Specify the Git branches to use in the workspaces
`--builder`		Specify the builder (currently auto/devcontainer/none)
`--custom-image`		Create the workspace with the custom image passed as the flag value; Requires setting —custom-image-user flag as well
`--custom-image-user`		Create the workspace with the custom image user passed as the flag value; Requires setting —custom-image flag as well
`--devcontainer-path`		Automatically assign the devcontainer builder with the path passed as the flag value
`--env`		Specify environment variables (e.g. —env ‘KEY1=VALUE1’ —env ‘KEY2=VALUE2’ …‘)
`--git-provider-config`		Specify the Git provider configuration ID or alias
`--ide`	`-i`	Specify the IDE (vscode, code-insiders, browser, cursor, codium, codium-insiders, ssh, jupyter, fleet, positron, zed, windsurf, clion, goland, intellij, phpstorm, pycharm, rider, rubymine, webstorm)
`--label`		Specify labels (e.g. —label ‘label.key1=VALUE1’ —label ‘label.key2=VALUE2’ …)
`--manual`		Manually enter the Git repository
`--multi-workspace`		Target with multiple workspaces/repos
`--no-ide`	`-n`	Do not open the target in the IDE after target creation
`--target`	`-t`	Specify the target (e.g. ‘local’)
`--yes`	`-y`	Automatically confirm any prompts
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona delete

Delete a workspace

daytona delete [WORKSPACE]... [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete all workspaces
`--force`	`-f`	Delete a workspace by force
`--yes`	`-y`	Confirm deletion without prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona docs

Opens the Daytona documentation in your default browser.

daytona docs [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona env

Manage server environment variables that are added to all targets and workspaces

daytona env [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona env delete

Delete server environment variables

daytona env delete [KEY]... [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona env list

List server environment variables

daytona env list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--show-values`	`-v`	Show environment variable values
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona env set

Set server environment variables

daytona env set [KEY=VALUE]... [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona forward

Forward a port from a workspace to your local machine

daytona forward [PORT] [WORKSPACE] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--public`		Should be port be available publicly via an URL
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona git-provider

Manage Git provider configs

daytona git-provider [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona git-provider create

Create a Git provider config

daytona git-provider create [GIT_PROVIDER_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--alias`	`-a`	Alias
`--base-api-url`	`-b`	Base API Url
`--signing-key`	`-k`	Signing Key
`--signing-method`	`-s`	Signing Method (ssh, gpg)
`--token`	`-t`	Personal Access Token
`--username`	`-u`	Username
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona git-provider delete

Delete a Git provider config

daytona git-provider delete [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete all Git providers
`--yes`	`-y`	Confirm deletion without prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona git-provider list

Lists your registered Git provider configs

daytona git-provider list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona git-provider update

Update a Git provider

daytona git-provider update [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona ide

Choose the default IDE

daytona ide [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona info

Show workspace info

daytona info [WORKSPACE] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona list

List workspaces

daytona list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--label`	`-l`	Filter by label
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona logs

View the logs of a workspace

daytona logs [WORKSPACE] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--follow`	`-f`	Follow logs
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona prebuild

Manage prebuilds

daytona prebuild [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona prebuild create

Create a prebuild configuration

daytona prebuild create [WORKSPACE_CONFIG] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--branch`	`-b`	Git branch for the prebuild
`--commit-interval`	`-c`	Commit interval for running a prebuild - leave blank to ignore push events
`--retention`	`-r`	Maximum number of resulting builds stored at a time
`--run`		Run the prebuild once after adding it
`--trigger-files`	`-t`	Full paths of files whose changes should explicitly trigger a prebuild
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona prebuild delete

Delete a prebuild configuration

daytona prebuild delete [WORKSPACE_CONFIG] [PREBUILD] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--force`	`-f`	Force delete prebuild
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona prebuild info

Show prebuild configuration info

daytona prebuild info [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona prebuild list

List prebuild configurations

daytona prebuild list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona prebuild update

Update a prebuild configuration

daytona prebuild update [WORKSPACE_CONFIG] [PREBUILD_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--branch`	`-b`	Git branch for the prebuild
`--commit-interval`	`-c`	Commit interval for running a prebuild - leave blank to ignore push events
`--retention`	`-r`	Maximum number of resulting builds stored at a time
`--run`		Run the prebuild once after updating it
`--trigger-files`	`-t`	Full paths of files whose changes should explicitly trigger a prebuild
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona profile

Manage profiles

daytona profile [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona profile create

Create a profile

daytona profile create [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--api-key`	`-k`	API Key
`--api-url`	`-a`	API URL
`--name`	`-n`	Profile name
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona profile delete

Delete a profile

daytona profile delete [PROFILE_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona profile list

List profiles

daytona profile list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona profile update

Update profile [PROFILE_NAME]

daytona profile update [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--api-key`	`-k`	API Key
`--api-url`	`-a`	API URL
`--name`	`-n`	Profile name
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona provider

Manage providers

daytona provider [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona provider install

Install provider

daytona provider install [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--yes`	`-y`	Automatically confirm any prompts
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona provider list

List installed providers

daytona provider list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona provider uninstall

Uninstall provider

daytona provider uninstall [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona provider update

Update provider

daytona provider update [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Update all providers
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona purge

Purges all Daytona data from the current device

daytona purge [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--force`	`-f`	Delete all targets by force
`--yes`	`-y`	Execute purge without a prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona restart

Restart a workspace

daytona restart [WORKSPACE]... [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner

Manage the runner

daytona runner [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner config

Outputs Daytona Runner config

daytona runner config [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--key`	`-k`	Show API Key
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner configure

Configure Daytona Runner

daytona runner configure [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--api-key`		Runner API Key
`--api-url`		Daytona Server API URL
`--client-id`		Client ID
`--disable-telemetry`		Disable telemetry
`--id`		Runner ID
`--name`		Runner Name
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner logs

View runner logs

daytona runner logs [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--follow`	`-f`	Follow logs
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner purge

Purges the Daytona Runner

daytona runner purge [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--yes`	`-y`	Execute Daytona Runner purge without a prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner restart

Restarts the runner

daytona runner restart [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner serve

Starts the runner in the foreground

daytona runner serve [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner start

Starts the runner

daytona runner start [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona runner stop

Stops the runner

daytona runner stop [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona serve

Run the server process in the current terminal session

daytona serve [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server

Start the server process in daemon mode

daytona server [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--yes`	`-y`	Skip the confirmation prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server config

Output local Daytona Server config

daytona server config [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server configure

Configure Daytona Server

daytona server configure [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server logs

Output Daytona Server logs

daytona server logs [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--file`		Read specific log file
`--follow`	`-f`	Follow logs
`--local`	`-l`	Read local server log files
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server logs list

Lists Daytona Server Log Files

daytona server logs list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server restart

Restarts the Daytona Server daemon

daytona server restart [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server runner

Manage runners

daytona server runner [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server runner create

Create a runner

daytona server runner create [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--name`	`-n`	Runner name
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server runner delete

Delete a runner

daytona server runner delete [RUNNER] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--yes`	`-y`	Confirm deletion without prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server runner list

List runners

daytona server runner list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server runner logs

View runner logs

daytona server runner logs [RUNNER_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--follow`	`-f`	Follow logs
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server start

Start the Daytona Server daemon

daytona server start [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona server stop

Stops the Daytona Server daemon

daytona server stop [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona ssh

SSH into a workspace using the terminal

daytona ssh [WORKSPACE] [CMD...] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--edit`	`-e`	Edit the workspace’s SSH config
`--option`	`-o`	Specify SSH options in KEY=VALUE format.
`--yes`	`-y`	Automatically confirm any prompts
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona start

Start a workspace

daytona start [WORKSPACE]... [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Start all targets
`--code`	`-c`	Open the target in the IDE after target start
`--yes`	`-y`	Automatically confirm any prompts
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona stop

Stop a workspace

daytona stop [WORKSPACE]... [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Stop all targets
`--yes`	`-y`	Automatically confirm any prompts
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target-config

Manage target configs

daytona target-config [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target-config create

Create target config

daytona target-config create [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--file`	`-f`	Path to JSON file for target configuration, use ’-’ to read from stdin
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target-config delete

Deletes a target config

daytona target-config delete [TARGET_CONFIG] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--yes`	`-y`	Confirm deletion of all targets without prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target-config list

List target configs

daytona target-config list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--show-options`	`-v`	Show target options
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target

Manage targets

daytona target [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target create

Create a target

daytona target create [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target delete

Delete a target

daytona target delete [TARGET]... [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete all targets
`--force`	`-f`	Delete a target by force
`--yes`	`-y`	Confirm deletion without prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target info

Show target info

daytona target info [TARGET] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--show-options`	`-v`	Show target options
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target list

List targets

daytona target list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--show-options`	`-v`	Show target options
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target logs

View the logs of a target

daytona target logs [TARGET] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--follow`	`-f`	Follow logs
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target restart

Restart a target

daytona target restart [TARGET] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target set-default

Set default target

daytona target set-default [TARGET] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target ssh

SSH into a target using the terminal

daytona target ssh [TARGET] [CMD...] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--option`	`-o`	Specify SSH options in KEY=VALUE format.
`--yes`	`-y`	Automatically confirm any prompts
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target start

Start a target

daytona target start [TARGET] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Start all targets
`--yes`	`-y`	Automatically confirm any prompts
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona target stop

Stop a target

daytona target stop [TARGET] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Stop all targets
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona telemetry

Manage telemetry collection

daytona telemetry [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona telemetry disable

Disable telemetry collection

daytona telemetry disable [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona telemetry enable

Enable telemetry collection

daytona telemetry enable [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template

Manage workspace templates

daytona template [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template create

Create a workspace template

daytona template create [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--builder`		Specify the builder (currently auto/devcontainer/none)
`--custom-image`		Create the workspace with the custom image passed as the flag value; Requires setting —custom-image-user flag as well
`--custom-image-user`		Create the workspace with the custom image user passed as the flag value; Requires setting —custom-image flag as well
`--devcontainer-path`		Automatically assign the devcontainer builder with the path passed as the flag value
`--env`		Specify environment variables (e.g. —env ‘KEY1=VALUE1’ —env ‘KEY2=VALUE2’ …‘)
`--git-provider-config`		Specify the Git provider configuration ID or alias
`--label`		Specify labels (e.g. —label ‘label.key1=VALUE1’ —label ‘label.key2=VALUE2’ …)
`--manual`		Manually enter the Git repository
`--name`		Specify the workspace template name
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template delete

Delete a workspace template

daytona template delete [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Delete all workspace templates
`--force`	`-f`	Force delete prebuild
`--yes`	`-y`	Confirm deletion without prompt
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template export

Export a workspace template

daytona template export [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--all`	`-a`	Export all workspace templates
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template import

Import a workspace template from a JSON object

daytona template import [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--file`	`-f`	Import workspace template from a JSON file. Use ’-’ to read from stdin.
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template info

Show workspace template info

daytona template info [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template list

Lists workspace templates

daytona template list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template set-default

Set workspace template info

daytona template set-default [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona template update

Update a workspace template

daytona template update [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona update

Update Daytona CLI

daytona update [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--version`	`-v`	Version to update to
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona use

Use profile [PROFILE_NAME]

daytona use [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona version

Print the version number

daytona version [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--help`		help for daytona

daytona whoami

Display information about the active user

daytona whoami [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
`--help`		help for daytona