Windows Installer — CLI reference

All command-line flags for the installer exe.

Flags

Flag	Effect
`--dir PATH`	Target directory for the checkout
`--deps`	Install dependencies only
`--software`	Install the stack only
`--both`	Dependencies + stack
`--uninstall`	Stop stack, remove volumes and app directory
`--status`	Show container state
`--start`	`docker compose up -d`
`--stop`	`docker compose stop`
`--logs`	Print last N log lines
`--tail N`	Log lines for `--logs` (default 200)
`--update-stack`	Pull latest images + recreate
`--update`	Self-update (asks twice)
`--update-check`	Check if newer release exists
`--db postgres\|sqlite`	Database engine
`--no-env`	Skip writing `.env`
`--dry-run`	Print commands without executing
`--version`	Print version and exit

Examples

# Preview without touching the machine
aetheris-windows-installer --both --dry-run
 
# Full non-interactive install
aetheris-windows-installer --both --dir D:\aetheris
 
# Dependencies only
aetheris-windows-installer --deps
 
# Day-to-day management
aetheris-windows-installer --status
aetheris-windows-installer --start
aetheris-windows-installer --stop
aetheris-windows-installer --logs --tail 300
 
# Update
aetheris-windows-installer --update-stack
aetheris-windows-installer --update
 
# Tear down
aetheris-windows-installer --uninstall