ztnet-cli

A fast, ergonomic command-line interface for managing ZeroTier networks through ZTNet.

$ ztnet network list --json
[
  { "nwid": "abcdef1234567890", "name": "my-network", "private": true }
]

Features

• Full REST API coverage — networks, members, orgs, stats, planet files
• Named profiles — switch between multiple ZTNet instances with auth profiles use
• Host-bound credentials — stored tokens/sessions are only used for their configured host
• Smart name resolution — reference networks and orgs by name, not just ID
• Flexible output — table, JSON, YAML, or raw for scripting
• Hosts file export — generate /etc/hosts entries from network members
• Raw API escape hatch — call any endpoint with api get /api/v1/...
• Dry-run mode — preview HTTP requests without sending them
• Automatic retries — exponential backoff on transient errors and rate limits
• Shell completions — bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, elvish

Quickstart

Install

cargo install ztnet

npm install -g ztnet-cli

git clone https://github.com/JKamsker/ztnet-cli.git
cd ztnet-cli
cargo build --release
# Binary: target/release/ztnet  (target/release/ztnet.exe on Windows)

Authenticate

# Point to your ZTNet instance (validated automatically)
ztnet config set host https://ztnet.example.com

# Save your API token (grab it from ZTNet web UI -> Account -> API tokens)
ztnet auth set-token YOUR_API_TOKEN

# Or read from stdin to keep it out of shell history
echo "YOUR_API_TOKEN" | ztnet auth set-token --stdin

# Verify it works
ztnet auth test

Core commands

# List all your networks
ztnet network list

# Create a new network
ztnet network create --name "dev-network"

# List members of a network (by name!)
ztnet member list dev-network

# Authorize a member
ztnet member authorize dev-network abc1234567

# Export hosts file for DNS
ztnet export hosts dev-network --zone ztnet.local

# Get output as JSON for scripting
ztnet network list --json

Command overview

Global flags

-H, --host <URL>        ZTNet base URL
-t, --token <TOKEN>     API token
--profile <NAME>        Config profile to use (default: "default")
--org <ORG>             Organization scope (ID or name)
--network <NETWORK>     Default network (ID or name)
-o, --output <FMT>      Output format: table, json, yaml, raw
--json                  Shortcut for --output json
--dry-run               Print the HTTP request without sending it
--timeout <DURATION>    HTTP timeout (default: 30s)
--retries <N>           Retry count for transient errors (default: 3)
-y, --yes               Skip confirmation prompts
-v, --verbose           Increase log verbosity
--no-color              Disable ANSI colors
--quiet                 Suppress interactive output

Configuration

Config lives in a TOML file with named profiles:

active_profile = "default"

[profiles.default]
host = "https://ztnet.example.com"
token = "your-api-token"
output = "table"

[profiles.staging]
host = "https://staging.ztnet.example.com"
token = "staging-token"

Precedence: CLI flags > environment variables > config file > defaults.

See docs/configuration.md for the full reference.

Documentation

Shell completions

# Bash
ztnet completion bash > ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions/ztnet

# Zsh
ztnet completion zsh > ~/.zfunc/_ztnet

# Fish
ztnet completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/ztnet.fish

# PowerShell
ztnet completion powershell >> $PROFILE

Examples

Multi-profile workflow

# Set up profiles for different environments
ztnet --profile prod config set host https://ztnet.prod.example.com
ztnet --profile prod auth set-token PROD_TOKEN

ztnet --profile staging config set host https://ztnet.staging.example.com
ztnet --profile staging auth set-token STAGING_TOKEN

# Optionally set defaults per host (used when you pass --host without --profile)
ztnet auth hosts set-default https://ztnet.prod.example.com prod
ztnet auth hosts set-default https://ztnet.staging.example.com staging

# Switch between them
ztnet auth profiles use prod
ztnet network list

ztnet auth profiles use staging
ztnet network list

Organization-scoped operations

# Set a default org so you don't have to pass --org every time
ztnet config context set --org my-org

# Now all commands use that org
ztnet network list
ztnet network create --name "team-network"
ztnet member list team-network

Scripting with JSON

# Get all network IDs
ztnet network list --ids-only

# Pipe member data into jq
ztnet member list my-network --json | jq '.[].name'

# Authorize all unauthorized members
for id in $(ztnet member list my-net --unauthorized --json | jq -r '.[].id'); do
  ztnet member authorize my-net "$id"
done

Export hosts file

# Generate /etc/hosts entries
ztnet export hosts my-network --zone ztnet.local > /tmp/ztnet-hosts

# Or as JSON for further processing
ztnet export hosts my-network --zone ztnet.local --format json

Dry-run and debugging

# See exactly what HTTP request would be made
ztnet --dry-run network list

# GET http://localhost:3000/api/v1/network
# x-ztnet-auth: sk_1…abcd

License

AGPL-3.0-only (see LICENSE)