Install azion with Homebrew

Project links

• Homepage
• Upstream docs
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

• azion

Project history

The current aziontech/azion repository was created in November 2021. The README describes Azion CLI as a user-friendly way to create and manage applications on the Azion Edge Platform, including initialization, build, deployment, product management, CI/CD automation, and configuration-as-code workflows.

The README also preserves a naming transition: it warns users who downloaded `azioncli` before version 1.0.0 to uninstall it before installing the `azion` CLI. That marks the tool's consolidation around the shorter `azion` executable and packaging name.

Adoption history

The official README says Azion CLI is available through package managers including Homebrew, WinGet, Chocolatey, rpm, deb, and apk packages, plus a curl-based installer and release downloads. The batch input only includes Homebrew, so the broader package-manager list comes from the official README rather than the package index snapshot.

How it is used

Users authenticate with a personal token via `azion -t <token>` or `azion login`, then use the CLI to initialize, build, deploy, and manage applications and Azion services. The official docs page for globals mentions `azion.config.js` and the token settings file, while the config page documents manifest-style configuration through `azion.json` and `azion.config.js`.

Why package nerds care

Azion CLI is package-nerd significant because it packages an edge provider's operational API into a repeatable workstation and CI binary. Its Homebrew formula is one slice of a broader release matrix that also targets native Linux and Windows package channels.

For maintainers, the interesting part is the fast-moving vendor CLI lifecycle: regular releases, embedded auth state, local metrics/config files, and packaging formats for several operating systems all need to line up with the same executable name.

Timeline

• 2021: Current aziontech/azion repository created.
• 2024: Official release stream includes 1.x releases under the `azion` CLI package.
• 2025: 4.x release stream active.
• 2026: 4.22.x releases published.

Related projects

• The README relates Azion CLI to the Azion Edge Platform and to application frameworks including Next.js, Vue, Angular, Astro, Hexo, React, and Vite.

Sources

• GitHub releases API lists active 4.x releases in 2025 and 2026.
• GitHub repository metadata: created_at 2021-11-22.
• Official Azion config docs mention azion.json and azion.config.js.
• Official Azion globals docs mention azion.config.js and ~/.azion/settings.toml.
• Official README documents purpose, framework deployment scope, package-manager availability, and the pre-1.0 `azioncli` uninstall note.