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Document restrictions for extension installation
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
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