Buildkite CLI installation

The Buildkite CLI can be installed on several platforms.

Debian/Ubuntu

Ensure you have curl and gpg installed first:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl gpg -y

Install the signing key:

curl -fsSL "https://packages.buildkite.com/buildkite/cli-deb/gpgkey" | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/buildkite_cli-deb-archive-keyring.gpg

Configure the registry:

echo -e "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/buildkite_cli-deb-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.buildkite.com/buildkite/cli-deb/any/ any main\ndeb-src [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/buildkite_cli-deb-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.buildkite.com/buildkite/cli-deb/any/ any main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/buildkite-buildkite-cli-deb.list

Install the Buildkite CLI:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y bk

Red Hat/CentOS

Configure the registry:

echo -e "[cli-rpm]\nname=Buildkite CLI\nbaseurl=https://packages.buildkite.com/buildkite/cli-rpm/rpm_any/rpm_any/\$basearch\nenabled=1\nrepo_gpgcheck=1\ngpgcheck=0\ngpgkey=https://packages.buildkite.com/buildkite/cli-rpm/gpgkey\npriority=1" | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/cli-rpm.repo

Then, install the Buildkite CLI:

sudo dnf install -y bk

macOS

The Buildkite CLI is packaged into the Buildkite Homebrew tap. To install, run:

brew install buildkite/buildkite/bk@3

Windows

  1. Download the latest Windows release from the Buildkite CLI releases page.
  2. Extract the files to a folder of your choice.
  3. Run bk.exe from a command prompt.

The Buildkite CLI can also be installed into Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Manual installation

If your system is not listed above, you can manually install a binary from the Buildkite CLI releases page.