Install

Install a package on the target host:

$ osapi client node package install --target web-01 --name nginx

  Job ID: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

  HOSTNAME  STATUS   CHANGED  NAME
  web-01    changed  true     nginx

  1 host: 1 changed

Broadcast to all hosts at once:

$ osapi client node package install --target _all --name htop

  Job ID: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

  HOSTNAME  STATUS   CHANGED  NAME
  web-01    changed  true     htop
  web-02    changed  true     htop
  mac-01    skip

  3 hosts: 2 changed, 1 skipped

  Details:
  mac-01    unsupported platform

JSON Output

Use --json to get the full API response:

$ osapi client node package install --target web-01 --name nginx --json
{"results":[{"hostname":"web-01","name":"nginx","changed":true,
"status":"ok"}],"job_id":"..."}

Flags

Flag	Description	Default
--name	Name of the package to install	required
-T, --target	Target: _any, _all, hostname, or label (group:web)	_all
-j, --json	Output raw JSON response