CLI: stac
StackState Self-hosted v5.0.x
This page describes StackState version 5.0.
From StackState v5.0, the old
sts
CLI is called stac
.In a future release of StackState, the new
sts
CLI will fully replace the stac
CLI. It is advised to install the new sts
CLI and upgrade any installed instance of the old sts
CLI to stac
. For details see:The StackState
stac
CLI provides easy access to the functionality provided by the StackState APIs. It can be used to configure StackState, work with data, automate using StackState data and help with developing StackPacks. You can configure the CLI to work with multiple instances of StackState.A standalone executable is available to run the
stac
CLI on Linux and Windows. You can also run the stac
CLI inside a Docker container on Linux, Windows or macOS.The steps below describe how to install the
stac
CLI on Linux using the standalone executable file. If you prefer, you can run the stac
CLI inside a Docker container .Requirements:
- Access to the StackState APIs.
Installation:
- 1.Download the Linux executable
sts-cli-VERSION-linux64
from https://download.stackstate.com where theVERSION
is the same as the StackState version you are running. For example, downloadsts-cli-5.0.0-linux64
if you are running StackState v5.0.0. - 2.Rename the downloaded file to be
stac
and make it executable:mv sts-cli-VERSION-linux64 stacchmod +x stac - 3.
- 4.To configure the StackState CLI, do one of the following:
The steps below describe how to install the StackState CLI on Windows using the standalone executable file. If you prefer, you can run the
stac
CLI inside a Docker container .Requirements:
- Access to the StackState APIs.
Installation:
- 1.Download the executable
sts-cli-VERSION-windows.exe
from https://download.stackstate.com where theVERSION
is the same as the StackState version you are running. For example, downloadsts-cli-5.0.0-windows.exe
if you are running StackState v5.0.0. - 2.Rename the downloaded file to be
stac.exe
. - 3.
- 4.To configure the StackState CLI, do one of the following:
The StackState CLI can be run inside a Docker container on Linux, Windows or macOS. The ZIP archive provided contains scripts that run the CLI without needing to worry about Docker invocations.
Requirements:
- Access to the StackState APIs.
- Internet connection for first time run.
Installation:
- 1.Download the ZIP file
sts-cli-VERSION.zip
from https://download.stackstate.com where theVERSION
is the same as the StackState version you are running. For example, downloadsts-cli-5.0.0.zip
if you are running StackState v5.0.0.The ZIP archive contains the following files:.+-- bin| +-- sts # Script to run the stac CLI in Docker for bash| +-- sts.ps1 # Script to run the stac CLI in Docker for Powershell+-- conf.d| +-- conf.yaml.example # Example stac CLI configuration| +-- VERSION # The stac CLI version to retrieve from Docker hub+-- templates| +-- topology # Topology templates in a format specific to the stac CLI+-- release_notes.md # Changelog of the stac CLI+-- usage.md # How to configure and use this package - 2.Rename the bash and Powershell scripts in the
bin
directory to use the newstac
name:- Script to run the CLI in Docker for bash: Rename from
sts
tostac
. - Script to run the CLI in Docker for Powershell: Rename from
sts.ps1
tostac.ps1
.
- 3.(optional) Add the
bin
directory to your PATH to usestac
CLI commands from anywhere on the command line. - 4.
After a new installation, the
stac
CLI must be configured with the API connection details for your StackState instance. If you upgraded from a previous version of the CLI, it is not necessary to configure the CLI again, the existing CLI configuration will be used.The standalone executable StackState CLI on Linux or Windows includes a wizard to guide you through configuration. If you installed the Docker version of the
stac
CLI on macOS, Linux or Windows, the configuration file must be manually created.If the
stac
CLI was installed on Linux or Windows using a standalone executable file, the first time you run any stac
command, a configuration wizard will request the required configuration items. The wizard will then create a configuration file with the entered details and store it under the user's home directory. If a valid configuration file already exists, the stac
CLI will use this and the configuration wizard will not run.The configuration wizard is not available when the
stac
CLI is run inside a Docker container on macOS, Linux or Windows.Example configuration wizard:
$ stac graph list-types
No config was found. Would you like to configure the CLI using this wizard? (Y/n): Y
StackState URL: https://company.stackstate.com/
Your API token (see https://company.stackstate.com/#/cli ):
Admin API URL (default: https://company.stackstate.com/admin):
Receiver API URL (default: https://company.stackstate.com/receiver):
Receiver API key (default: API_KEY):
Hostname used for receiver ingestion via the CLI (default: mycli):
Thank you! Config file saved to: /Users/myuser/.stackstate/cli/conf.yaml
The
stac
CLI configuration file can be manually created or edited using the steps below. This is required for a Docker install and optional for a Linux or Windows install using a standalone executable file.- 1.Download the ZIP file
sts-cli-VERSION.zip
from https://download.stackstate.com. If you ran the Docker install, you can skip this step and use the ZIP archive you already downloaded. - 2.Copy the file
conf.d/conf.example.yaml
from the ZIP archive and put it in one of the following directories:- Docker:
conf.d/
- relative to the directory where thestac
CLI is run.
- Linux or Windows:
conf.d/
- relative to the directory where thestac
CLI is run.~/.stackstate/cli/
- relative to the user's home directory.%APPDATA%/StackState/cli/
- relative to the user's home directory.
- 3.Rename the file to be
conf.yaml
. - 4.Edit the file and add:
- URLs to the StackState APIs.
- Any required authentication details for the APIs. The
base_api
API has support for API tokens. You can copy your private API Token from the CLI page in the StackState UI. - Client details.
Example conf.yaml
## The CLI uses an instance of StackState for all its commands.
## Unless the `--instance` argument is passed the CLI will pick the `default` instance as configured below.
## Other instances follow the exact same configuration pattern as the instance below.
instances:
default:
base_api:
url: "https://stackstate.mycompany.com"
# Get the api token from the user interface, see https://stackstate.mycompany.com/#/cli
apitoken_auth:
token: '???'
## HTTP basic authentication.
#basic_auth:
#username: '???'
#password: '???'
receiver_api:
url: "https://stackstate.mycompany.com/receiver"
## HTTP basic authentication.
#basic_auth:
#username: '???'
#password: '???'
admin_api:
url: "https://stackstate.mycompany.com/admin"
# Get the api token from the user interface, see https://stackstate.mycompany.com/#/cli
apitoken_auth:
token: '???'
## HTTP basic authentication.
#basic_auth:
#username: '???'
#password: '???'
## The CLI uses a client configuration to identify who is sending to the StackState instance. The client
## is used to send topology and/or telemetry to the receiver API.
##
## Unless the `--client` argument is passed the CLI will pick the `default` instance as configured below.
## Other clients follow the exact same configuration pattern as the default client. You may simply copy-paste its config and modify whatever is needed.
clients:
default:
api_key: "<STACKSTATE_RECEIVER_API_KEY>"
## The name of the host that is passed to StackState when sending. Leave these values unchanged
## if you have no idea what to fill here.
hostname: "hostname"
internal_hostname: "internal_hostname"
The
conf.yaml
configuration file for the stac
CLI can hold multiple configurations. Other StackState instances can be added on the same level as the default configuration. For example:instances:
default:
base_api:
...
admin_api:
...
receiver_api:
...
clients:
...
Preproduction:
base_api:
...
clients:
...
To use the
stac
CLI with a non-default instance, specify the instance name in the stac
command:stac --instance <instance_name> ...
The
stac
CLI uses three StackState APIs: the Base API, the Admin API and the Receiver API. These APIs are secured differently and need to have separate authentication details provided in the stac
CLI configuration file.StackState receives topology, telemetry and trace data via the Receiver API. If you want to push information to StackState using the
stac
CLI, you will need to provide a Receiver API key. This is the same API key that is used by the StackState Agent and is available from your administrator.Base API and Admin API authentication using username/password will be deprecated.
The
stac
CLI will issue a warning when username/password authentication is used for the Base API and the Admin API. It is recommended to switch to token based authentication as described below.The
stac
CLI authenticates against the Base API and the Admin API using a unique API token that is auto-generated for your StackState user account. The same API token should be entered in the stac
CLI configuration file for both the Base API and the Admin API.- The Base API is used for most operations. All users have access to this API, although the available operations will be restricted in accordance with the permissions assigned to each role.
- The Admin API is used for some operations that affect the global configuration of StackState, such as the configuration of StackGraph's retention. Only users with the permission
access-admin-api
will have access to the Admin API and the associated operations.
You can find your API token in the StackState UI, go to Main menu > CLI.

If you are using a custom tool instead of the CLI, you can authenticate with the same API token used by the CLI. For example, this can be done by including the following header in a curl request:
curl -H "Authorization: ApiToken <token>" <stackstate-api-endpoint>
Follow the steps below to upgrade an installed version of the CLI. Note that it is not necessary to configure the CLI again after the upgraded version is installed, the existing CLI configuration will be used.
- 1.Delete the existing CLI files:
- Windows and Linux:
- Version 4.6 and older: The file was downloaded as
sts-cli-VERSION-linux64
and renamed tosts
. - Version 5.0 and above: The file was downloaded as
sts-cli-VERSION-linux64
and renamed tostac
.
- Docker:
- The zip archive was downloaded as
sts-cli-VERSION.zip
and extracted. All files extracted from the zip archive should be removed.
- 2.Follow the instructions to download and install the upgraded CLI:
- 3.It is not necessary to configure the CLI again, the existing CLI configuration will be used.
To uninstall an installed version of the
stac
CLI:- 1.Delete the old CLI files:
- Linux or Windows:
- 1.Version 4.6 and older: The file was downloaded as
sts-cli-VERSION-linux64
and renamed tosts
. - 2.Version 5.0 and above: The file was downloaded as
sts-cli-VERSION-linux64
and renamed tostac
.
- Docker:
- The zip archive was downloaded as
sts-cli-VERSION.zip
and extracted. All files extracted from the zip archive should be removed.
- 2.Delete any
stac
CLI configuration files:- Linux or Windows:
conf.d/conf.yaml
- relative to the directory where the CLI is run.~/.stackstate/cli/conf.yaml
- relative to the user's home directory.%APPDATA%/StackState/cli/conf.yaml
- relative to the user's home directory.
- Docker:
conf.d/conf.yaml
- relative to the directory where the CLI would run. Should have been removed together with the old CLI files in step 1.
- 3.If you added the CLI file or directory to your path (an optional installation step), remove it.
For details on how to work with the StackState CLI, refer to the help provided in the CLI.
stac --help
The
stac
CLI can be used to check your license validity and update a license key when needed, for example, in case of expiration.# check license key validity
stac subscription show
# Update license key
stac subscription update new-license-key
Note that it is not necessary to do this using the CLI. StackState will also offer this option in the UI when a license is about to expire or has expired.
Last modified 11mo ago