faas-cli

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Scaffold, build, deploy and invoke OpenFaaS functions. Registry login, secrets, templates and store commands are left out.

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`faas-cli new`

Create a function

Scaffold a new function from a template in the current folder.

Create a functionExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Function name*

string

Language / template*

string

Image prefix

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

New function

namelangprefix

List languages

list

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Function name

string · positional 0

Language / template

string

--langnode20python3-httpgolang-middleware

Image prefix

Registry or user prefix for the function image, for example ghcr.io/user.
string

--prefix-p

Gateway URL

Gateway URL starting with http(s)://. Defaults to the OPENFAAS_URL or http://127.0.0.1:8080.
url

--gateway-g

List available languages

boolean

--list

Append to stack file

path

--append-a

Skip template notes

boolean

--quiet-q

`faas-cli up`

Build, push and deploy

Run build, push and deploy for the functions in a stack file.

Build, push and deployExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Stack file

file

Function name filter

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Build, push, deploy

yamlfilter

Build and deploy locally

yamlskip_push

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Stack file

path

--yaml-f

Function name filter

Wildcard to match function names in the stack file.
string

--filter

Multi-arch publish

boolean

--publish

Platforms

Used with publish.
string

--platformslinux/amd64linux/arm64linux/amd64,linux/arm64

Skip push

boolean

--skip-push

Skip deploy

boolean

--skip-deploy

Watch and redeploy

boolean

--watch

`faas-cli deploy`

Deploy functions

Deploy functions from a stack file or an existing image.

Deploy functionsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Stack file*

file

Gateway URL

url

Namespace

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Deploy from stack file

yamlgatewaynamespace

Deploy an image

imagenamegatewayenvsecret

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Stack file

path

--yaml-f

Gateway URL

Gateway URL starting with http(s)://. Defaults to the OPENFAAS_URL or http://127.0.0.1:8080.
url

--gateway-g

Namespace

string

--namespace-n

Image

Docker image to deploy (when not using a stack file).
string

--image

Function name

string

--name

Environment variables

ENVVAR=VALUE, repeatable.
string · repeatable

--env-e

Labels

LABEL=VALUE, repeatable.
string · repeatable

--label-l

Secrets

string · repeatable

--secret

Replace existing function

boolean

--replace

Skip TLS verification

boolean

--tls-no-verify

`faas-cli invoke`

Invoke a function

Call a deployed function; the request body is read from standard input.

Invoke a functionExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Function name*

string

Gateway URL

url

Content type

string

Advanced

Headers

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Invoke

functiongatewaycontent_typeheader

GET with query

functionmethodquery

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Function name

string · positional 0

Gateway URL

Gateway URL starting with http(s)://. Defaults to the OPENFAAS_URL or http://127.0.0.1:8080.
url

--gateway-g

Content type

string

--content-typeapplication/jsontext/plain

Headers

"KEY: VALUE", repeatable.
string · repeatable

--header-H

Query parameters

KEY=VALUE, repeatable.
string · repeatable

--query

HTTP method

string

--method-mPOSTGET

Asynchronous

boolean

--async-a

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(Rendered from the cobra flag definitions in commands/*.go of openfaas/faas-cli) faas-cli new FUNCTION_NAME --lang=FUNCTION_LANGUAGE [--gateway=http://host:port] | --list | --append=STACK_FILE) --lang string Language or template to use -g, --gateway string Gateway URL to store in YAML stack file -p, --prefix string Set pref…

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