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# balena

> Interact with the balenaCloud, openBalena and the balena API.
> More information: <https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/cli/>.

- Log in to the balenaCloud account:

`balena login`

- Create a balenaCloud or openBalena application:

`balena app create {{app_name}}`

- List all balenaCloud or openBalena applications within the account:

`balena apps`

- List all devices associated with the balenaCloud or openBalena account:

`balena devices`

- Flash a balenaOS image to a local drive:

`balena local flash {{path/to/balenaos.img}} --drive {{drive_location}}`
