> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://dev.ubidots.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://dev.ubidots.com/sdks/cli/installing.md).

# Installing

### Requirements

* [Python 3.12.2](https://www.python.org/) or higher.

### Installation

```bash
pip install ubidots-cli
```

Once installed, verify the installation by checking the help menu:

```bash
ubidots --help
```

### Optional: Docker for local development

Docker is only needed if you plan to use `ubidots functions dev` or `ubidots pages dev` — the local development environments. For cloud operations (`push`, `pull`, `run`, `logs`, `list`, `get`, `add`, `update`, `delete`), Docker is **not** required.

The `functions dev` environment replicates the production runtime in a Docker container, which is useful when you need to test against the exact library versions before deploying. The `pages dev` environment runs a local preview server with hot reload (currently implemented on top of Docker).

If you do want to install Docker, see the platform-specific guides below.

#### Windows installation troubleshooting

You can use the following resources if you encounter any problems while installing Docker on Windows:

1. [Get started with Docker remote containers on WSL 2](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/wsl-containers)
2. [How to install Linux on Windows with WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)
3. [Install Docker Desktop on Windows](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/windows-install/)

#### macOS installation troubleshooting

Use the following resource to install Docker on macOS:

1. [Install Docker Desktop on Mac](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/mac-install/)


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