🔥 Solignition CLI

A command-line tool for deploying Solana programs via the Solignition lending protocol — deploy without upfront capital.

Overview

Solignition lets you deploy Solana programs by taking a short-term loan to cover deployment costs (rent + transaction fees). This CLI handles the full workflow:

1. Upload your compiled .so binary
2. Deploy — request a loan and get your program deployed on-chain
3. Repay the loan to claim full program ownership

Installation

Pick whichever channel fits your workflow.

crates.io (Rust)

cargo install solignition-cli

npm / yarn

npm install -g solignition/solignition-cli

# or

yarn global add solignition/solignition-cli

The npm package ships precompiled binaries for Linux (x64 / arm64), macOS (x64 / arm64), and Windows (x64) — no Rust toolchain required.

Prebuilt binaries

Grab the archive for your platform from the latest GitHub Release, extract, and put solignition on your PATH.

From source

git clone https://github.com/Peacanduck/solignition-cli

cd solignition-cli

cargo build --release

# Binary at target/release/solignition

Prerequisites (source builds only)

• Rust 1.75+ (curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh)
• Solana CLI tools (for keypair management)
• A Solana wallet with some SOL for transaction fees

Quick Start

# 1. Initialize configuration

solignition init


# 2. Check your wallet

solignition wallet


# 3. Upload your program binary

solignition upload target/deploy/my_program.so


# 4. Deploy (uploads + requests loan + deploys in one step)

solignition deploy --file target/deploy/my_program.so


# 5. Check deployment status

solignition status <LOAN_ID>

# 6. Repay loan when ready to claim ownership

solignition repay <LOAN_ID>

Commands

solignition init

Interactive setup wizard. Configures API URL, RPC endpoint, keypair path, and program ID.

solignition init

solignition init --api-url https://api.solignition.ngrok.app --rpc-url https://api.devnet.solana.com

solignition config

Display current configuration.

solignition upload <FILE>

Upload a compiled Solana program (.so file) to the deployer service. Returns a File ID and estimated deployment cost.

solignition upload target/deploy/my_program.so

solignition deploy

Request a deployment loan and deploy your program. Can either reference a previous upload or upload-and-deploy in one step.

# Using a previous upload

solignition deploy --file-id abc123def456


# Upload and deploy in one step

solignition deploy --file target/deploy/my_program.so


# Customize loan terms

solignition deploy --file my_program.so --duration 1209600 --interest-rate-bps 500


# Skip confirmation prompt

solignition deploy --file my_program.so -y

Options:

Flag	Description	Default
--file-id	File ID from previous upload	—
--file	Path to .so file	—
--duration	Loan duration in seconds	604800 (7 days)
--interest-rate-bps	Interest rate in basis points	Protocol default
--admin-fee-bps	Admin fee in basis points	Protocol default
-y, --yes	Skip confirmation	false

solignition repay <LOAN_ID>

Repay your loan and receive program upgrade authority.

solignition repay 0

solignition repay 0 -y  # Skip confirmation

solignition status <LOAN_ID>

Check the deployment status for a specific loan.

solignition uploads

List all your uploaded binaries.

solignition loans

List all your deployment loans and their statuses.

solignition health

Check if the deployer service is running.

solignition wallet

Show your wallet address and SOL balance.

solignition protocol-info

Fetch and display on-chain protocol configuration (fees, rates, counters).

Configuration

Configuration is stored at ~/.solignition/config.toml:

api_url = "https://api.solignition.ngrok.app"

rpc_url = "https://api.devnet.solana.com"

keypair_path = "/home/user/.config/solana/id.json"

program_id = "HVzpjSxwECnb6uY9Jnia48oJp4xrQiz5jgc5hZC5df63"

api_url must be set before deploying. The default points at https://api.solignition.ngrok.app for development. Run solignition init to change it currently there is no need to change the default until mainnet.

Environment Variables

All config values can be overridden via environment variables:

Variable	Description
SOLIGNITION_API_URL	Deployer API endpoint
SOLANA_RPC_URL	Solana RPC endpoint
SOLIGNITION_KEYPAIR	Path to wallet keypair
SOLIGNITION_PROGRAM_ID	Solignition program ID

CLI Flags

Global flags override both config file and environment variables:

solignition --api-url https://api.example.com --rpc-url https://rpc.example.com status 0

Typical Workflow

┌──────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────┐
│  Upload   │────▶│ Request Loan │────▶│   Deploy    │────▶│  Repay   │
│  .so file │     │  on-chain    │     │  (auto)     │     │  + claim │
└──────────┘     └──────────────┘     └─────────────┘     └──────────┘
     │                   │                    │                  │
     ▼                   ▼                    ▼                  ▼
  File ID          Loan created        Program live on      Authority
  + cost est.      + SOL disbursed     Solana (deployer    transferred
                                       holds authority)    to borrower

Loan States

State	Description
active	Loan is active, program deployed
pending	Loan created, awaiting deployment
repaid	Loan repaid, authority transfer pending
repaidPendingTransfer	Repaid, authority being transferred
recovered	Loan expired, program recovered
reclaimed	SOL reclaimed from recovered program

Networks

• Default: Devnet. Safe for first-time use and program testing.
• Mainnet-beta: TBA override with --rpc-url https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com (or the URL of your mainnet RPC provider — Helius, QuickNode, Triton, etc.). The CLI detects mainnet via genesis hash and inserts an extra confirmation prompt before any signing action. --yes skips it for automation.

License

MIT