Install the Static Web Apps CLI (SWA CLI)

You have different options available to install the Azure Static Web Apps CLI. The Azure Static Web Apps CLI requires that you have Node.js installed locally. By default, Node.js comes with the Node Package Manager (npm), though you may opt to use other package managers such as Yarn or pnpm.

Resource	Command
npm	npm install -g @azure/static-web-apps-cli
yarn	yarn add @azure/static-web-apps-cli
pnpm	pnpm install -g @azure/static-web-apps-cli

Note

SWA CLI only supports Node versions 16 and below.

Validate install

Installing the package makes the swa command available on your machine. You can verify the installation is successful by requesting the CLI version.

swa --version
# When installed, the version number is printed out

Usage

To begin using the CLI, you can run the swa command alone and follow the interactive prompts.

The SWA CLI interactive prompts help guide you through the different options important as you develop your web app.

Run the swa command to begin setting up your application.

swa

The swa command generates a configuration file, builds your project, and gives you the option to deploy to Azure.

For details on all the SWA CLI commands, see the CLI reference.

Using npx

You can run any Static Web Apps CLI commands directly using npx. For example:

npx @azure/static-web-apps-cli --version

Alternatively, you can start the emulator via the start command:

npx @azure/static-web-apps-cli start

Next steps

Start the emulator