Install the CLI

podmakerctl — alias pdctl — is the single binary that drives the whole platform.

Install

# Homebrew (macOS / Linux)
brew install podmaker/tap/podmakerctl

# Install script
curl -fsSL https://get.podmaker.sh/install.sh | sh

# Go toolchain
go install github.com/podmaker/podmaker/cmd/podmakerctl@latest

Verify:

podmakerctl --version

Authenticate

pdctl login --url https://panel.podmaker.sh

Credentials and config are stored under your home directory:

File	Contents
~/.podmaker/credentials.toml	Sanctum bearer token (access_token)
~/.podmaker/config.toml	Panel base URL, defaults

Check and clear your session:

pdctl whoami
pdctl logout

Shell completion

pdctl completion bash   > /etc/bash_completion.d/pdctl
pdctl completion zsh    > "${fpath[1]}/_pdctl"
pdctl completion fish   > ~/.config/fish/completions/pdctl.fish

PowerShell is also supported: pdctl completion powershell.

Next

• The full command reference.
• The plan lifecycle: generate → apply → publish → replay.