Activating Spine from CLI

mrz_lxa

Hi!

I want to use Spine CLI on a git/gitlab/bitbucket runner in a docker environment
So far Spine package for Unix system works fine, the only problem that you need to enter "activation code" each time you run "export" or "packing".

The question is - is there a way to activate spine before running export command?
Ideally i'd expect to have something like "spine activate ACTIVATION_CODE" command or if i may pre-define "export SPINE_LICENCE_KEY="MY_KEY"" in my globally defined variables.

Didn't find anything on the Web or in the docs.
ChatGPT weirdly answers there actually is activate command and SPINE_LICENCE_KEY global variable, but these didn't work for me.

I'm using Spine Launcher 4.1.11 on Linux amd64 5.15.49-linuxkit

Thanks in advance

Nate

You can use:

spine --install <activation-code>

Funny that ChatGPT makes things up. Those have never existed. It probably just used some information for other software and incorrectly assumed it applied to Spine.

mrz_lxa

Nate Great! Thank you!

One follow-up question - does this mean that if i use spine CLI in docker environment i'll have to ensure internet connection is there for build of my game to pass?

I'm a bit worried about the fact that your auth/activation server might go down at some point and cause my build system simply stop working.

Is there a way to authorise once only if i want to use only CLI export/pack functionality?

Nate

You will need an internet connection the first time Spine is run. This is because the Spine launcher does not come with the files necessary to run the editor. There are many versions of the editor and the launcher downloads the requested version the first time that version is run. Also, when running in a VM, you may still need an internet connection for every run, even if you have already downloaded the editor file.

We have multiple servers around the world that operate independently (eg Texas, Japan, Frankfurt). The launcher tries the closest servers first, but will try all of them if communication with a server fails.