CLI Overview

Overview of the Meteor command-line interface

The Meteor CLI is the primary tool for developing, testing, and deploying Meteor applications.

Basic Usage

With no arguments, meteor runs the project in the current directory in local development mode:

meteor

You can run it from the root directory of the project or from any subdirectory.

Command Syntax

meteor [--release <release>] [--help] <command> [args]
meteor help <command>
meteor [--version] [--arch]

Global Options

--release · string

Specify the release of Meteor to use

--help · boolean

Display help information

--version · boolean

Print the Meteor version

--arch · boolean

Print the Meteor architecture name of the host

Debugging

Passing --inspect or --inspect-brk to meteor run, meteor test, or meteor test-packages enables debugging of the server process:

meteor run --inspect
meteor run --inspect-brk
meteor test --inspect-brk

Bundled Commands

Meteor bundles Node.js and npm by default. You can use these commands to run the same versions that Meteor uses internally:

meteor node [args]
meteor npm [args]

Installing Global npm Packages

You can install global npm packages that will be available to all apps using the same version of Meteor:

meteor npm install --global <package-name>

Any executable programs added by this command can be invoked like meteor node or meteor npm:

meteor <command> [args]

Note: You may need to reinstall these commands after updating to a different version of Meteor.

Getting Help

View help for any command:

meteor help <command>

Core Commands

• Development: run, debug, shell
• Project Management: create, update
• Package Management: add, remove, list
• Building & Deployment: build, deploy
• Testing: test, test-packages
• Publishing: publish