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 The [Cloudron tool](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/cloudron-cli) is used for managing a Cloudron. It has a `machine`
 subcommand that can be used to create, update and maintain a self-hosted Cloudron.
 
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 ### Linux & OS X
 Installing the CLI tool requires node.js and npm. The CLI tool can be installed using the following command: