• Don't have any browser to manage your domains, servers and so on?
• Want to automate/script some tasks?
• Want to quickly make some administrative jobs on a domain/server?

Disclaimer

• Never ever install this tool on servers (dedicated as VPS) you rent to OVH
• I decline all responsabilities of the usage made of this tool, there is no warranty
• I'm not affiliated in any way to the OVH company

Prerequisites

Build dependencies

• cmake >= 2.8.8
• (a C compiler)

Run dependencies

• openssl
• libcurl
• libxml2
• libedit (autocompletion)
• libiconv
• gettext (optional)
• sqlite3

Install

Clone/compile/install ovh-cli

git clone ...
cd <path/to/build/directory>
cmake <path/to/sources/directory> (-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local)
make
(sudo) make install

First usage

• OVH Europe
  • Create your application
  • Create all keys at once
• OVH North America
  • Create your application
  • Create all keys at once
• So you Start Europe
  • Create your application
  • Create all keys at once
• So you Start North America
  • Create your application
  • Create all keys at once
• Kimsufi Europe
  • Create your application
  • Create all keys at once
• Kimsufi North America
  • Create your application
  • Create all keys at once
• Runabove
  • Create your application
  • Create all keys at once

1. Create and register your application(s):

ovh application <endpoint (one of: kimsufi-ca, kimsufi-eu, ovh-ca, ovh-eu, runabove-ca, soyoustart-ca, soyoustart-eu)> add <application key> <application secret>

2. Register your account(s):
   • with your password instead of a valid consumer key: ovh account <nic-handle> add password <password> endpoint <endpoint (one of: kimsufi-ca, kimsufi-eu, ovh-ca, ovh-eu, runabove-ca, soyoustart-ca, soyoustart-eu)>
   • with a valid consumer key instead of a password (use link "Create all keys at once" above): ovh account <nic-handle> add password "" key <consumer key> expires in illimited endpoint <endpoint (one of: kimsufi-ca, kimsufi-eu, ovh-ca, ovh-eu, runabove-ca, soyoustart-ca, soyoustart-eu)> (if your consumer key is not unlimited, replace illimited by "X days")
   • without password or consumer key: ovh account <nic-handle> add password "" endpoint <endpoint (one of: kimsufi-ca, kimsufi-eu, ovh-ca, ovh-eu, runabove-ca, soyoustart-ca, soyoustart-eu)> and follow instructions to acquire a consumer key

Commands

Available commands:
     account
         list => list registered accounts
         <account>
             add
                 endpoint <endpoint>
                     key <consumer key> expires <in/at> <expiration>
                         password <password>
             default => set the default account
             delete => remove an OVH account
             invalidate => drop consumer key associated to given OVH account
             switch => switch to another OVH account
             update
     application
         list => list registered applications
         <endpoint>
             add <key> <secret>
             delete => remove an application
     cloud
         list => display projects list
         <project>
             image list => list available images
             instance list => list active instances
     complete => show completion command(s) for current shell
     credentials
         flush => revoke all credentials
         list => list all credentials
     dedicated
         check => display servers about to expire
         list => list your dedicated servers
             nocache
         <server>
             boot
                 list => list available boots
                 show => display active boot
                 <boot> => set active boot
             mrtg <types> <period>
             reboot => hard reboot
             reverse
                 delete => remove reverse DNS
                 set <reverse> => define reverse DNS
             task list => list tasks
     domain
         check => display domains about to expire
         list => list your domains
             nocache
         <domain>
             dnssec
                 status => show DNSSEC status (enabled or disabled)
                 <enable/disable>
             export => export zone in DNS format
             record
                 list => display DNS records of *domain*
                     nocache
                         type <type>
                 <record>
                     add <value> => create a DNS record
                         name <name>
                             target <value>
                                 ttl <ttl>
                                 type <type>
                     delete => delete a DNS record
                     update
             refresh => generate a new serial to reflect any change on a DNS zone
     export => export OVH accounts and applications in ovh-cli commands format
     help => show help
     hosting
         list => list hosted website
         <hosting>
             cron list => list cron jobs for hosting
             database
                 list => list databases associated to *hosting*
                 <database>
                     delete => drop database associated to *hosting*
                     dump <date> => dump a database
             domain
                 list => list domains associated to *hosting*
                 <domain>
                     add <path> => link domain to *hosting* through *path*
                     delete => unlink domain to hosting
             user
                 list => list (FTP & SSH) users of *hosting*
                 <user> delete => delete a user from *hosting*
     key
         list => list global SSH keys
         <name>
             add <value> => upload a new global SSH key to OVH
             default <on/off> => (un)define the global SSH key used in rescue mode
             delete => delete a global SSH key
     log <on/off> => enable/disable logging of HTTP requests and responses to OVH API
     me => display your personal informations
         application
             list => list applications you have created
                 nocache
             <application> delete => delete one of your own applications
         contract
             list => list contracts
                 <status>
             <contract>
                 accept => accept a contract
                 show => show a contract
     quit => exit program
     tickets
         create <subject> => open a new support ticket
         list => list support ticket
         <ticket id>
             close => close a support ticket
             read => display an entire support ticket
             reopen => reopen a support ticket
             reply => reply to a support ticket
     vps list => list your VPS

For partial bash completion (in current shell), run: source <(ovh complete)

Examples

Hard reboot a dedicated server in rescue mode:

ovh dedicated <server name> boot <name of rescue boot>
ovh dedicated <server name> reboot

(press tab for list and/or completion of server and boot names)