Nhost CLI
Nhost is an open-source Firebase alternative with GraphQL.
The Nhost CLI is used to set up a local development environment. This environment will automatically track database migrations and Hasura metadata.
It's recommended to use the Nhost CLI and the Nhost GitHub Integration to develop locally and automatically deploy changes to production with a git-based workflow (similar to Netlify & Vercel).
Services
- Nhost Dashboard
- Postgres Database
- GraphQL Engine
- Auth
- Storage
- Nhost Serverless Functions
- Minio S3
- Mailhog
Get Started
Install the Nhost CLI
sudo curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nhost/nhost/main/cli/get.sh | bash
Initialize a project
nhost init
Initialize a project with a remote project as a starting point
nhost init --remote
Start the development environment
nhost up
Use the Nhost Dashboard
nhost up --ui nhost
MCP Server
The Nhost cli ships with an MCP server that lets you interact with your Nhost projects through AI assistants using the Model Context Protocol. It provides secure, controlled access to your GraphQL data, project configuration, and documentation—with granular permissions that let you specify exactly which queries and mutations an LLM can execute. For development, it streamlines your workflow by enabling AI-assisted schema management, metadata changes, and migrations, while providing direct access to your GraphQL schema for intelligent query building.
You can read more about the MCP server in the MCP Server documentation.
Documentation
Build from Source
Make sure you have Go 1.18 or later installed.
The source code includes a self-signed certificate for testing purposes. Nhost workers with configured access to AWS may use the cert.sh script to generate a real certificate from Let's Encrypt.
go build -o /usr/local/bin/nhost
This will build the binary available as the nhost command in the terminal.
Dependencies
Supported Platforms
- MacOS
- Linux
- Windows WSL2