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Document restrictions for extension installation

Open fmoor opened this issue 10 months ago • 1 comments

Currently the help for gel extension install doesn't mention that it can only install extensions for local development servers. This should be mentioned in the help text along with a reference to instructions for installing extensions in other contexts.

$ gel extension install --help
Install an extension

Usage: gel extension install [OPTIONS] <EXTENSION>

Arguments:
  <EXTENSION>  Name of the extension to install

Options:
  -I, --instance <INSTANCE>  Name of the instance
  -h, --help                 Print help

$ gel --version
Gel CLI 6.2.0-dev.1267+609b673

fmoor avatar Feb 20 '25 18:02 fmoor

Also, for remote instances CLI can guide installation of extensions:

  • it can find compatible extensions,
  • it can download the extension zip file,
  • it can print a hint of how to apply that zip file to a deployment with gel-load-ext

aljazerzen avatar Apr 11 '25 18:04 aljazerzen