Zato administrators use both Dashboard and the command line interface (CLI) to manage Zato environments. Although these two methods do overlap to a degree, both have their distinct responsibilities.
While Dashboard has been created with the goal of aiding in development and in the management of already existing environments, the CLI has been created with automation in mind.
Commands offered by the CLI always need actual access to the file system, for instance, via SSH. They cannot be issued remotely through Dashboard.
All commands are run using a single executable called zato. There is never any need for sudo or root powers in order to invoke any of the commands.
Commands can be run in a batch mode via zato from-config.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| zato --version | Displays current Zato version |
| zato quickstart | Quickly sets up a working Zato environment |
| zato start | Starts Zato components, such as servers |
| zato stop | Stops Zato components, such as servers |
| zato enmasse | Configuration automation tool |
| zato service invoke | Invokes a service from command line |
| zato update password | Updates a Dashboard user's password |
| zato wait | Waits until a server is accessible |
| zato openapi | Generates an API specification as OpenAPI. Also, consult zato apispec. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| zato apispec | Generates API specifications as OpenAPI and Sphinx. Also, consult zato openapi. |
| zato create | Creates a Zato component |
| zato crypto create-secret-key | Creates a new secret key for servers and other commands to use |
| zato decrypt | Decrypts secrets using a Zato component's private key |
| zato encrypt | Encrypts secrets using a Zato component's public key |
| zato from-config | Runs commands from a config file |
| zato sso | User management and Single-Sign On |