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Connect the CLI

Log in with the CLI through the SSH tunnel and approve the code in the dashboard.

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ferry login. The CLI prints a code and opens a page of the dashboard.

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Log in through the tunnel

Terminal
ferry login --server http://127.0.0.1:7878

The prints a code and opens a page of the dashboard.

Approve the code

Make sure that the page shows the same code. Click Approve.

Test the connection

Terminal
ferry info

The command shows your server: its default limits and its Docker host.

Your terminal now has its own . You can revoke it under Server → Account. See Set up the CLI.

On the server, with no browser

Log in with the .

Terminal (on the server)
ferry login --token "$(sudo cat /var/lib/ferry/api_token)"

Create your account

Open an SSH tunnel to the private API, then create the administrator account in your browser.

Open the dashboard without a tunnel

The flag --dashboard-host serves the dashboard, the API and the webhooks on their own hostname, with HTTPS.

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Log in through the tunnelApprove the codeTest the connectionOn the server, with no browser