Using JAAS from the command line

The Juju controller you already have running in JAAS can also be used from the command line, giving you powerful, fast access to perform common operations. In order to use the command line, you will first need to install the Juju client software on your machine.

Install Juju

Juju is available for various types of Linux, macOS, and Windows. Click on the sections below for the relevant instructions.

On a snap enabled OS

For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial) and other OSes which have snaps enabled (see the snapcraft.io site) you can install the latest stable release of Juju with the command:

   sudo snap install juju --classic

You can check which version of Juju you have installed with:

   sudo snap list juju

And update it if necessary with:

   sudo snap refresh juju

It is possible to install other versions, including beta releases of Juju via a snap package. See the install docs for more information.

From the Ubuntu PPA

A PPA resource is available containing the latest stable version of Juju. To install:

 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:juju/stable
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install juju
For Windows

A Windows installer is available for Juju.

juju-setup-2.2.1.exe(md5)

Please see the install docs for other versions.

For macOS

The easiest way to install Juju on macOS is with the brew package manager. With brew installed, simply enter the following into a terminal:

 brew install juju

If you previously installed Juju with brew, the package can be updated with the following:

 brew upgrade juju

For alternative installation methods, see the install docs.

For CentOS

A pre-compiled binary is available for CentOS.

Please see the install docs for a link to the latest version.

Register or login to JAAS

To authorise JAAS from the command line, enter the following command:

juju register jimm.jujucharms.com

This command will open a new window in your default web browser and use Ubuntu SSO to authorise your account. If the browser doesn't open, you can manually copy and paste the unique authorisation URL from the command output.

After successful authentication, you will be asked to enter a descriptive name for the JAAS controller, giving you access to the same controller used by the JAAS web interface. This means any models or applications you have already deployed are now accessible from the command line.

View your models

If you previously added one or more models using the web interface, you can view them in the CLI with the following command:

juju models

If you have more than one model, you will need to switch focus to one of these before you can perform any actions:

juju switch mymodel

You can check on the status of the currently active model, showing any applications currently deployed, with the following command:

juju status

Create and deploy a model

If you have not yet entered credentials for the public cloud of your choice into JAAS, enter one now with the add-credential command. See Cloud credentials for more information.

To create a new model, use the add-model command and specify both a model name and the cloud you wish to use:

juju add-model newmodelname aws

You can also specify a region for the new model, such as aws/us-east-1. Use the juju regions command, followed by your cloud's name, to get a list of supported regions for your cloud.

Deploy

The Charm store is the default repository for charms and bundles. Whether you deploy Kibana or OpenStack, it's JAAS and Juju that handle the complexity.

To deploy the Canonical Kubernetes bundle, for example, type the following:

juju deploy canonical-kubernetes

The output from the above command will show each component of the Kubernetes bundle being deployed to your cloud. The juju status command will give a more comprehensive overview, showing each application as it steps through deployment, allocation and execution. Finally, each applications will turn green when all interrelated components are in place and linked to one another.

Kubernetes is now ready for action!

Destroy a model

When you've finished with a deployment, the destroy-model command will remove it from JAAS and free any resources being used by your cloud.

To remove the model hosting Kubernetes, type the following:

juju destroy-model newmodelname

After confirming the action, the model will be removed completely, making the model and its resources no longer accessible from either the command line or the web interface. The process isn't instantaneous but should take only a couple of minutes.

Log in to your cloud provider's dashboard to confirm the machines created for your model were terminated.

Logout of JAAS

To remove the local authorization that links your Ubuntu SSO account with JAAS, use the unregister command with the controller name as an argument:

juju unregister myjaas

This command doesn't remove any other models or applications, all of which can still be accessed either via the web interface or by registering your account again on the command line.

Next steps

With JAAS and Juju on the command line, you now have access to a vast collection of deployable operational expertise via the [Charm store][charmstore]. But you also have access to the comprehensive set of functions and facilities of Juju itself.

We'd recommend next stepping through the Juju documentation to see exactly what it's capable of.

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