login Command
The nitro login command logs you in interactively through your default browser. After authenticating, the CLI prompts you to select a default workspace (skipped when you only have one) and persists the session locally so subsequent commands don't need --api-key.
For non-interactive environments such as CI/CD, skip nitro login entirely and authenticate per-invocation with --api-key instead (see Global Options).
nitro login
Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
<url> | URL of the Nitro backend. Only needed for self-hosted or dedicated deployments. |
Examples
Log in against the default Nitro Cloud:
nitro login
Log in against a self-hosted or dedicated deployment using the positional argument:
nitro login "<nitro-backend-url>"
Last updated on May 13, 2026 by Michael Staib