# Getting started with clickhousectl: the ClickHouse CLI for local and cloud

DevFeed: [Getting started with clickhousectl: the ClickHouse CLI for local and cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/getting-started-with-clickhousectl-the-clickhouse-cli-for-local-and-cloud-5259.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://clickhouse.com/blog/getting-started-clickhousectl>)

Author: Al Brown

Published: 2026-04-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [ClickHouse Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clickhouse-blog.md>)

Topics: [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickhouse.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>)

Tags: [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clickhouse.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [getting-started](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/getting-started.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/servers.md>)

## AI overview

A hands-on guide to clickhousectl, covering installation, local ClickHouse version management, project scaffolding, isolated named servers, schema and query workflows, upgrade testing, ClickHouse Cloud operations, and CI/CD from the terminal.

## Source excerpt

A hands-on guide to clickhousectl, the ClickHouse CLI. Install it, scaffold a project, manage local servers, connect to ClickHouse Cloud, and set up CI/CD -- all from your terminal.