ascli is the command-line interface for IBM Aspera products.
Use it from the terminal or in scripts to:
- Drive Aspera on Cloud, Faspex, Shares, Node, Console, Orchestrator, and High-Speed Transfer Server
- Call REST APIs and run high-speed transfers (FASP)
- Automate workflows with config, presets, and scripting
Choose what best suits you:
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Online manual | GitHub docs/README.md |
| PDF manual | In GitHub Releases |
| RubyGems | rubygems.org/gems/aspera-cli |
| RubyDoc | rubydoc.info/gems/aspera-cli |
| Docsify | online |
Install Ruby ≥ 3.2
gem install aspera-cli
ascli config transferd installThe second command installs the FASP transfer engine (ascp).
For other install methods (single executable, Docker, Chocolatey, Homebrew), see the user manual.
Quick check:
ascli -v- Bugs & features: BUGS.md
- How to contribute: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Release notes: CHANGELOG.md
Commands map to Aspera REST APIs; see the manual for options.
For debugging, use --log-level=debug.