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CLI installation

Install the sns command-line utility for mainnet SNS data and transactions.

Install the package​

Install the published crate with Cargo:

cargo install sns-cli

Confirm the executable is available:

sns --help

RPC Configuration​

The CLI selects its RPC endpoint in this order:

  1. The command's --url <URL> or -u <URL> option.
  2. The RPC_URL environment variable.
  3. The public mainnet RPC endpoint.

The CLI does not read Solana CLI configuration. Changing the RPC URL does not change the mainnet SNS program IDs compiled into the executable.

Signing Configuration​

Read-only commands do not require a keypair. Commands that sign and submit transactions require the path to a Solana keypair JSON file as a command argument.

Next​

Continue to the CLI Quickstart for representative read and signed-write workflows.