openshift-docs/modules/hcp-cli-console.adoc

// Module included in the following assemblies:
// * hosted-control-planes/hcp-prepare/hcp-cli.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="hcp-cli-console_{context}"]
= Installing the {hcp} command-line interface by using the web console

You can install the {hcp} command-line interface (CLI), `hcp`, by using the {product-title} web console.

.Prerequisites

* On an {product-title} cluster, you have installed {mce} 2.5 or later. The {mce-short} is automatically installed when you install Red{nbsp}Hat Advanced Cluster Management. You can also install {mce-short} without Red{nbsp}Hat Advanced Management as an Operator from the {product-title} software catalog.

.Procedure

. From the {product-title} web console, click the *Help icon* -> *Command Line Tools*.

. Click *Download hcp CLI* for your platform.

. Unpack the downloaded archive by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ tar xvzf hcp.tar.gz
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. Run the following command to make the binary file executable:
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[source,terminal]
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$ chmod +x hcp
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. Run the following command to move the binary file to a directory in your path:
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[source,terminal]
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$ sudo mv hcp /usr/local/bin/.
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[NOTE]
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If you download the CLI on a Mac computer, you might see a warning about the `hcp` binary file. You need to adjust your security settings to allow the binary file to be run.
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.Verification

* Verify that you see the list of available parameters by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ hcp create cluster <platform> --help <1>
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<1> You can use the `hcp create cluster` command to create and manage hosted clusters. The supported platforms are `aws`, `agent`, and `kubevirt`.