# Install CX Cloud CLI

## Installing CX Cloud CLI Tools

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Before proceeding, make sure you have prepared your local environment as instructed in [this guide](/getting-started-1/getting-started/prepare-your-environment.md).
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Install CX Cloud CLI by running the following command:

```bash
$ npm install -g cxcloud
```

If you need to update CX Cloud CLI, run this command\`:

```
$ npm i -g cxcloud@latest
```

After installation is complete, you can call CX Cloud directly from command line:

```bash
$ cxcloud --version
```

Or if you don't want to install CX Cloud globally, you can call it directly using `npx`:

```
$ npx cxcloud --version
```


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