Setup

When to Use

• User wants to get started with Socket
• User needs to install/configure the Socket CLI
• User wants to authenticate with Socket
• User wants to set up Socket Firewall
• User wants to set up socket-patch for automated patching
• User wants to add Socket to CI/CD pipelines
• User wants to configure Socket policies (socket.yml)
• User wants to set up API tokens for CI or local development
• User is having trouble authenticating
• User wants to install Socket tools globally for local development
• User wants to integrate Socket into Dockerfiles

Step 1: Check Prerequisites

Run the helper to detect installed tools and their versions: