CLI Installation on macOS

How to install Keeper Commander on macOS

Supported Operating systems

• Mac OS 10.15 or newer

Video Overview

Watch the video below to learn how to install and log in to Keeper Commander.

Keeper Commander – Installing and Loggin In

Binary installation

On the Commander Github page, the current commander build is always available via the releases link.

For mac installs download and install the file named: keeper-commander-mac-vx.xx.pkg

After installation, type "keeper shell" to login.

Python PIP3 installation

Pre-requisites

Download and install Python and pip3

Instructions

Installing Python:

Download the current version of Python from: https://www.python.org/

Depending on your operating system security settings you may need to "Allow" the application to run or install. To do this open "System Preferences" > "Security and Privacy" > "General" tab

Validate Python is correctly installed by checking the installed version from a terminal window:

$ pip3 --version

From a terminal window, install Keeper Commander with pip3:

$ pip3 install keepercommander

Once installed, ensure you have the latest version by upgrading Commander:

$ pip3 install --upgrade keepercommander

Please do not upgrade a production system without validation in your test environment as commands and functionality is under rapid development.

To see which version of Keeper you're running:

$ keeper version -v    

To validate Keeper Commander is properly installed login:

$ keeper shell

Note, for your first time logging into a new device or a new location, you may have to perform device authorization through email or other 2FA methods.