Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js >= 24 — CloudBurn requires Node.js 24 or later. Check your version with node --version.

Install the CloudBurn CLI globally via npm:

npm install --global cloudburn

Or run it directly without installing using npx:

npx cloudburn scan ./iac

Confirm the installation worked:

cloudburn --version

Expected output:

0.18.8

Set up tab completion for your shell to make working with CloudBurn faster. See Shell Completions for per-shell instructions.

To upgrade to the latest version:

npm update --global cloudburn


Quickstart: Scan IaC Files	Run your first IaC scan in minutes
Quickstart: Discover AWS Resources	Scan your live AWS account
Configuration	Customize which rules run and set output format

Node.js >= 24 — CloudBurn requires Node.js 24 or later. Check your version with node --version.