# Appwrite CLI

> CLI/config/CI not SDK. Cloud Free pauses after 1 week Console inactivity

**Subcategory:** Appwrite  
**License:** BSD-3-Clause  
**Source:** https://github.com/appwrite/skills/blob/main/skills/appwrite-cli/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Use Appwrite CLI for config, pull/push, CI, generate/types. Not SDK code. HOLD swift, go/dotnet/php/ruby/rust, deploy-function, deploy-site.

## The Catch

Cloud Free $0 pauses after 1 week Console inactivity; 2 projects, 2 functions/project. OSS self-host $0 production path. Not SDK. Distinct from supabase/convex/neon. HOLD swift go/dotnet/php/ruby/rust deploy-function deploy-site.