Salesforce DX Setup Guide (Beta)

Before You Begin (Beta)
System Requirements
Enable the Dev Hub in Your Org
Add Salesforce DX Users
Install the Salesforce DX CLI
Use the Salesforce CLI from Behind a Company Firewall or Web Proxy
Update the CLI Binary and Plug-In
Uninstall the CLI Binary or Plug-In
Sample Source in GitHub
Next Steps
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System Requirements

Use this list of system requirements to get the most out of Salesforce DX.

Operating Systems

The Salesforce DX CLI supports the following operating systems.

  • Windows—Windows 7 (64 and 32-bit) or later
  • Mac—macOS 10.11 or later
  • Linux—Ubuntu 14.0.4

Node.js

The Salesforce DX CLI requires Node.js. If the CLI installer does not find Node.js on your computer, it installs it for you. If you install it yourself, be sure that you install version 6.9.5+.

macOS Requirement: Developer Toolset

Install the base developer toolset, which includes Git. You can install these command-line tools without installing the entire Xcode developer package or having a developer account.

1xcode-select --install

You can ignore the “Can’t install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server” error message. It means that you already have Xcode installed.

If you’re updating to a new version of macOS, run this command again.

Note

Code Editor or IDE

You can use any code editor Salesforce DX, including the redesigned Force.com IDE built for Salesforce DX.

Version Control System

You can use any version control system (VCS) with Salesforce DX. We recommend that you use GitHub to take advantage of the samples in our GitHub repository.