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+# cloudstate-cli
+
+The CLI to instantly create a backend for your React app. Powered by [useCloudState.io](https://usecloudstate.io/)
+
+This tool requires you to have a valid e-mail account for authentication.
+
+## Installation
+
+### via Curl
+
+```sh
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/usecloudstate/cli/main/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+### Manually installing the binaries
+
+All of the binaries can be found in the [Releases](https://github.com/usecloudstate/cli/releases) page.