Connecting to our Spark

To connect to your spark using OSX we recommend using your terminal and the Spark command line interface.

Installing Spark CLI

To install the Spark CLI you will need node.js.

To test to see if you have node.js installed type

node -v

into your terminal window and hit ENTER. You will see output like

v0.10.26

if node is installed.

We will be using the node package manager npm to install the Spark CLI. To do this simply type

npm -g install spark-cli

into your terminal and press ENTER. This -g flag in this command instructs npm to install spark-cli as a global package. This will give you access to the spark command which we will be using to configure your Spark.

To verify your Spark CLI installation went swimmingly type

spark

into your terminal window and press ENTER. You should see some output about the various commands similar to:

Welcome to the Spark Command line utility!
https://github.com/spark/spark-cli

Usage: spark <command_name> <arguments>
Common Commands:

    setup, list, call, get, core, identify, flash, subscribe
    compile, monitor, login, logout, help

Less Common Commands:
    token, cloud, config, function, keys, serial, udp, variable
    webhook

For more information Run: spark help <command_name>

Setting up the Spark with the Spark CLI

Now that we have the Spark command line interface installed we can move in to claiming your core.