> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.flex.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Logging in with the CLI from a non-graphical environment

> Authenticate the FlexAI CLI on headless or remote environments

The FlexAI CLI does not currently support directly logging in from a virtual non-graphical environment, such as a Virtual Machine (*VM*) instance. This is because the CLI requires a web browser to authenticate the user through their GitHub account.

There is however a workaround to this current limitation: You can install the FlexAI CLI on a machine equipped with a web browser, log in using the `flexai auth login` command and then copy the FlexAI CLI configuration file contents to the VM's `$HOME/.flexai/config.yaml` configuration file:

1. Log into FlexAI from a machine equipped with a web browser
2. Open the `$HOME/.flexai/config.yaml` file on that machine
3. Copy its contents
4. Open the `$HOME/.flexai/config.yaml` file on your machine without a graphical environment
5. Paste the contents of the first configuration file into the second one

The FlexAI CLI on the machine without a graphical environment should now be authenticated and ready to use.