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Configure the CodeRabbit CLI to work with your organization’s self-hosted CodeRabbit instance. This setup gives you all the benefits of AI-powered code reviews while maintaining full control over your code and data.

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Prerequisites

Before connecting to your self-hosted instance, ensure:

CLI version

CodeRabbit CLI version 0.3.5 or higher installed

Clean setup

Log out of the extension if you were previously connected to the managed service (coderabbit auth logout)

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Connect your self-hosted instance

1

Install CLI

Download and install the CodeRabbit CLI to start reviewing code locally.
curl -fsSL https://cli.coderabbit.ai/install.sh | sh
2

Restart your shell

After installation, restart your shell or reload your shell configuration.
# Restart your shell or run:
source ~/.zshrc
3

Authenticate

Link your CodeRabbit account to enable personalized reviews based on your team’s patterns.
coderabbit auth login --self-hosted
This is going to ask you for more details in the further steps.
4

Select your Git provider

Select the Git provider from the list using arrow keys to connect the CLI with.
5

Enter your self-hosted CodeRabbit url

Provide your self-hosted CodeRabbit’s url: “your-self-hosted-coderabbit-url/”. Verify the url validation.
6

Complete the signin with an Access Token

Follow the browser redirect to sign in and copy the access token from your git provider back to your CLI.