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Phala Cloud CLI — Command Reference

Complete reference for all phala CLI commands.

For installation and quick start, see the README.

Authentication

Command	Description
login	Authenticate with Phala Cloud
logout	Remove stored API key
status	Check authentication status
whoami	Print the current user
profiles	List auth profiles
switch	Switch auth profiles

Deployment

Command	Description
deploy	Deploy new CVM or update existing one
instance-types	List available instance types

App Management

Command	Description
apps	List deployed CVMs
cvms	Manage CVMs (start, stop, restart, delete, resize, ...)
link	Link a local directory to a CVM
nodes	List TEE worker nodes
ssh-keys	Manage SSH keys (list, add, remove, import from GitHub)

CVM Operations

Command	Description
logs	Fetch logs from a CVM (container, serial, stdout/stderr)
ps	List containers of a CVM
ssh	Connect to a CVM via SSH
cp	Copy files to/from a CVM via SCP
runtime-config	Show CVM runtime configuration

Advanced

Command	Description
api	Make authenticated API requests
self	CLI self-management (update)
config	Manage local CLI configuration
simulator	Local TEE simulator for development
completion	Generate shell completion scripts

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
PHALA_CLOUD_API_KEY	Override the stored API key
PHALA_CLOUD_API_PREFIX	Override the API base URL
PHALA_CLOUD_DIR	Override the credentials directory (default: ~/.phala-cloud)
PHALA_UPDATE_CHANNEL	Release channel for self update (e.g., latest, beta)

Configuration

• Project config: phala.toml in working directory (see deploy)
• Credentials: ~/.phala-cloud/