Using the CLI​

To initialize a new project:

$ 

gel project init

If an gel.toml file exists in the current directory, it will initialize a new project according to the settings defined in it.

Otherwise, a new project will be initialized and an gel.toml (or deprecated edgedb.toml) file and dbschema directory will be generated. For details on using projects, see the dedicated guide.

Once initialized, you can run the CLI commands below without additional connection options. If you don't set up a project, you'll need to use flags to specify the target instance for each command.

Explicitly create a new Gel instance my_instance:

$ 

gel instance create my_instance

Create a branch:

$ 

gel branch create feature

OK: CREATE

Configure passwordless access (such as to a local development database):

$ 
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gel configure insert Auth \
--comment 'passwordless access' \
--priority 1 \
--method Trust

OK: CONFIGURE INSTANCE

Configure access that checks password (with a higher priority):

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gel configure insert Auth \
--comment 'password is required' \
--priority 0 \
--method SCRAM

OK: CONFIGURE INSTANCE

Connect to the default project branch:

$ 

gel

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Connect to some specific branch:

$ 

gel -b feature

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Type \help for help, \quit to quit.
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