Quickstart
Install the CLI, authenticate, and deploy a project. This takes about five minutes.
1. Install the CLI
Vela ships a single static binary. Pick your platform:
macOS / Linux
$ curl -fsSL https://cli.vela.example/install.sh | sh
Windows (PowerShell)
> iwr https://cli.vela.example/install.ps1 -useb | iex
2. Authenticate
Log in from the CLI — this opens a browser window to confirm the session.
Terminal
$ vela login ▸ Opening browser to confirm sign-in… ✓ Logged in as you@company.com
CLI sessions use a short-lived access token scoped to your account — see vela env for managing credentials in CI.
3. Deploy
From your project directory:
Terminal
$ vela deploy ▸ Building… done ▸ Uploading assets to 4 regions… done ▸ Promoting to production… done ✓ Deployed to storefront.vela.app
That's it — subsequent deploys reuse the configuration from vela.yaml in your project root.