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CLI Overview

LocalCloud provides a powerful command-line interface (CLI) for managing your local AI development environment. All commands are available through both localcloud and the shorter lc alias.

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Command Structure

lc [command] [subcommand] [flags]
You can use either localcloud or lc - they are identical. We’ll use lc in examples for brevity.

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Global Flags

These flags are available for all commands:
FlagShortDescriptionDefault
--verbose-vEnable verbose outputfalse
--config-cConfig file path./.localcloud/config.yaml
--project-pProject directory path.

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Command Categories

Project Management

Initialize and manage your LocalCloud projects
  • lc setup - Create new project with interactive wizard
  • lc status - View project and service status
  • lc info - System and resource information
  • lc reset - Clean up project data

Service Control

Start, stop, and monitor services
  • lc start - Start all or specific services
  • lc stop - Stop all or specific services
  • lc restart - Restart services
  • lc services - List running services
  • lc logs - View service logs
  • lc ps - Show running containers

AI Models

Manage Ollama language models
  • lc models list - Show available models
  • lc models pull - Download new models
  • lc models remove - Remove models
  • lc models show - Model details

Database Tools

Database management utilities
  • lc mongo - MongoDB shell access
  • lc postgres - PostgreSQL shell (psql)
  • lc redis - Redis CLI access

Networking

Expose services publicly
  • lc tunnel - Create secure tunnels
  • lc tunnel list - Show active tunnels
  • lc tunnel stop - Stop tunnels

Components

Add or remove service components
  • lc component add - Add new services
  • lc component remove - Remove services
  • lc component list - Show components

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Quick Reference

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Essential Commands

# Initialize and setup a new project
lc setup [project-name]

# Start all services
lc start

# Check status
lc status

# View logs
lc logs

# Stop services
lc stop

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Service Management

# List running services
lc services

# Start specific service
lc start postgres

# View service logs
lc logs ollama -f

# Get service info
lc info

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Model Management

# List available models
lc models list

# Download a model
lc models pull llama2

# Remove a model
lc models remove llama2

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Command Aliases

Many commands have shorter aliases for convenience:
Full CommandAliases
lc serviceslc svcs, lc ls
lc modelslc model, lc m
lc componentlc comp
lc models removelc models rm, lc models delete

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Output Formats

Most commands support different output formats: 
# Default human-readable output
lc status

# JSON output for scripting
lc info --json

# Detailed output
lc services --detailed

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Auto-completion

Enable tab completion for your shell:
  • Bash
  • Zsh
  • Fish
# Add to ~/.bashrc
source <(lc completion bash)

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Help System

Get help for any command: 
# General help
lc --help

# Command-specific help
lc start --help

# Subcommand help
lc models pull --help

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Version Information

# Check LocalCloud version
lc --version

# Detailed version info
lc version --detailed

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Common Workflows

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Starting a New Project

# Create and setup
mkdir my-app && cd my-app
lc setup
lc start

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Daily Development

# Morning startup
lc start
lc status

# Check logs if needed
lc logs -f

# Evening shutdown
lc stop

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Model Management

# See what's available
lc models list

# Get a new model
lc models pull mistral

# Clean up unused models
lc models remove unused-model

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Error Handling

LocalCloud provides clear error messages: 
# Example: Project not initialized
$ lc start
Error: no LocalCloud project found. Run 'lc setup' first

# Example: Docker not running
$ lc start
Error: Docker is not running. Please start Docker Desktop first

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Next Steps

Project Setup

Initialize your first project

Service Management

Learn to control services

Model Management

Work with AI models

Networking

Expose services with tunnels