Walkthroughs

Install the CLI, configure your environment, and follow integration guides for CI and embedded builds.

1 min readUpdated Jul 9, 2026

Overview

Step-by-step guides for installing the CLI, configuring credentials, and integrating FOSSA into CI and specialized build systems.

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Analyze only a set of targets

Control which build targets the CLI discovers and how paths map to analyzers.

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Analyzing the Android Open Source Project

Integrate FOSSA with Android Open Source Project builds and custom Android distributions.

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Scanning Buildroot Projects

Scan Buildroot-based embedded Linux projects for license and security compliance with FOSSA.

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Custom Integration with Conan Package Manager

Set up FOSSA CLI analysis for C and C++ projects that use the Conan package manager.

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Integrating Container Scanning in CI

Run container image analysis and policy tests in a generic CI pipeline.

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Custom Integration using fossa-deps

Example of declaring custom or non-standard dependencies with fossa-deps for Bower.

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Installing Fossa CLI

Download and install the FOSSA CLI on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

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Quick Start

Configure your API key and run your first analyze and test cycle with minimal setup.

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Using FOSSA CLI with HTTP Proxies

Route CLI traffic through corporate HTTP proxies using standard environment variables.

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Custom SSL Certificate with fossa-cli

Point the CLI at custom root certificate stores for TLS in locked-down networks.

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What Data Gets Uploaded to FOSSA's Servers

Types of data the CLI sends to FOSSA during analyze, including dependencies, vendored code, and telemetry.

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Scanning Yocto Projects

Analyze and report the runtime packages of a Yocto image build to FOSSA using the meta-fossa layer.

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