Install Tinybird Forward¶

Tinybird Forward consists of CLI tools and a containerized version of Tinybird that you can install on your machine or deploy on a cloud provider.

For a quick start guide, see Deploy a new project in five minutes.

Prerequisites¶

To install and use Tinybird Forward on your machine, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• A free Tinybird account
• A container runtime, like Docker or Orbstack
• Linux or macOS

Install Tinybird Forward on your machine¶

To install Tinybird Forward, run the following command:

curl https://tinybird.co | sh

This installs the Tinybird Forward CLI and the Tinybird Local container.

Authenticate with Tinybird Cloud¶

To authenticate your local environment with Tinybird Cloud, run the following command:

tb login

This opens a browser window where you can sign in to Tinybird Cloud.

Install on a cloud provider¶

To install Tinybird Forward on a cloud provider, see Self-managed cloud.

Next steps¶

• Follow the Deploy a new project in five minutes quick start guide.
• Familiarize yourself with the core concepts of Tinybird. See Concepts.
• Learn about environments. See Environments.
• Learn about datafiles and their format. See Datafiles.