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# Orchest CLI reference

Below you will find the most important `orchest-cli` commands that you need to know (you can also get all this
information by running `orchest -h`):

```sh
orchest start

# Stop Orchest (shuts down Orchest completely).
orchest stop

# Install Orchest (check out the dedicated `Installation` guide in
# the `Getting started` section).
orchest install

# Update Orchest to a newer version (NOTE: this can also be done
# through the settings in the UI).
orchest update

# Get extensive version information. Useful to see whether the
# installation was successful.
orchest version
```