Automation Suite on EKS/AKS installation guide

Last updated May 6, 2025

Running uipathctl

uipathctl is a UiPath® command-line tool that allows you to perform various operations in Automation Suite on EKS/AKS, Automation Suite on OpenShift, and Automation Suite on Linux.

You can use uipathctl to check prerequisites in your environment, install Automation Suite, as well as configure and manage it from a single unified CLI.

You can install uipathctl on the Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms.

Currently, uipathctl is only compatible with the x86 architecture. You cannot run uipathctl on machines based on the ARM architecture, such as Macs with Apple Silicon (M series) CPUs.

For more information, including a complete list of uipathctl operations, see the uipathctl Reference Guide.

Running uipathctl on Linux

To run uipathctl on Linux, take the following steps:

Download the version of the uipathctl binary that you are interested in. For instructions, see .
Uncompress uipathctl and add it to your PATH:
```
tar xzvf uipathctl-linux-amd64.tar.gz
chmod +x uipathctl
export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)tar xzvf uipathctl-linux-amd64.tar.gz
chmod +x uipathctl
export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)
```
Verify if uipathctl works:
```
uipathctl versionuipathctl version
```
The command prints some version information, as shown in the following example:
```
Version:       2024.10.0
...Version:       2024.10.0
...
```

Running uipathctl on Windows

To run uipathctl on Windows, take the following steps:

Download the version of the uipathctl binary that you are interested in. For instructions, see Downloading the installation packages.
Uncompress uipathctl and add it to your PATH:
```
tar xzvf uipathctl-windows-amd64.tar.gztar xzvf uipathctl-windows-amd64.tar.gz
```
Append or prepend the uipathctl binary folder to your PATH environment variable.
Verify it is working:
```
uipathctl versionuipathctl version
```
The command prints some version information, as shown in the following example:
```
Version:       2024.10.0
...Version:       2024.10.0
...
```

Running uipathctl on MacOS

To run uipathctl on MacOS, take the following steps:

Download the version of the uipathctl binary that you are interested in. For instructions, see Downloading the installation packages.

Uncompress uipathctl and add it to your PATH:

tar xzvf uipathctl-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
chmod +x uipathctl
export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)tar xzvf uipathctl-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
chmod +x uipathctl
export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)

Verify if uipathctl works:
```
uipathctl versionuipathctl version
```
The command prints some version information, as shown in the following example:
```
Version:       2024.10.0
...Version:       2024.10.0
...
```