# \#dfx **URL:** https://forum.dfinity.org/tag/dfx/45.md [Latest](https://forum.dfinity.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.dfinity.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.dfinity.org/tags.md) --- ## [Made a firewall named ICfirewall for local ai(odysseus) check it out](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/made-a-firewall-named-icfirewall-for-local-ai-odysseus-check-it-out/75758)
**Author:** [@techbod](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/techbod)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/made-a-firewall-named-icfirewall-for-local-ai-odysseus-check-it-out/75758 "2026-09-23T11:12:52Z")
it’s using a canister for 3 modes of off,medium and on, each has their own unique limitations explained in the github repo, install requirements.txt, odysseus,a local ai(either ollama,lm studio, or any other thing you ha… --- ## [Icp-cli announcements and feedback discussion](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/icp-cli-announcements-and-feedback-discussion/60410)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/icp-cli-announcements-and-feedback-discussion/60410 "2026-08-24T11:43:30Z")
Hey folks, this thread will aggregate all icp-cli related announcements. Take a look at: The docs: https://cli.internetcomputer.org The examples: icp-cli/examples at main · dfinity/icp-cli · GitHub The templates: GitH… --- ## [💾 computr wallet](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/computr-wallet/74730)
**Author:** [@brady](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/brady)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/computr-wallet/74730 "2026-08-20T15:28:55Z")
computr TLDR; You can think of computr as an open source, airgap compatible alternative to Plug wallet that trades off convenience for better security and granular control. What Is It? computr is a browser extension \*w… --- ## [Please give us \`icp init\` for existing folders](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/please-give-us-icp-init-for-existing-folders/67709)
**Author:** [@jdelforge](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/jdelforge)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/please-give-us-icp-init-for-existing-folders/67709 "2026-05-14T20:24:49Z")
From my experience, builders don’t start a project with the command line. It starts by creating a folder in Finder or Explorer, and by adding different elements into it. Documents, specs, notes, screenshots, quotes, de… --- ## [\[Feature Request\] icp-cli: Per-environment build commands in icp.yaml](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/feature-request-icp-cli-per-environment-build-commands-in-icp-yaml/68461)
**Author:** [@jdelforge](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/jdelforge)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/feature-request-icp-cli-per-environment-build-commands-in-icp-yaml/68461 "2026-05-12T23:20:18Z")
Summary Request for icp.yaml to support per-environment build command overrides, so that icp deploy -e staging and icp deploy -e prod can run different build scripts without workarounds. Current behavior icp.yaml suppo… --- ## [\`internet\_identity\_frontend\` is now a pullable DFX dependency](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/internet-identity-frontend-is-now-a-pullable-dfx-dependency/65937)
**Author:** [@aterga](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/aterga)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/internet-identity-frontend-is-now-a-pullable-dfx-dependency/65937 "2026-05-10T23:50:15Z")
For those of you who still use DFX for local development, here’s how to set up Internet Identity frontend as a pullable dependency in your dfx.json file. { "dfx": "0.31.0", "canisters": { "internet\_identity": { … --- ## [DFINITY DFX and Developer Tools Compatibility with Mac OS Tahoe 26.2](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfinity-dfx-and-developer-tools-compatibility-with-mac-os-tahoe-26-2/63025)
**Author:** [@josephgranata](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/josephgranata)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfinity-dfx-and-developer-tools-compatibility-with-mac-os-tahoe-26-2/63025 "2026-01-20T16:09:53Z")
Dear DFINITY and Fellow Developers, After some minor issues Mac OS Tahoe, the latest one from Apple is fairly stable and I am using it in a desktop Mac with no issues, it is in fact quite good, although I am not a fan o… --- ## [\[Deployment Issue Escalation\] Time Is Money Trading - Build Packaging Failure | Ticket #21158](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/deployment-issue-escalation-time-is-money-trading-build-packaging-failure-ticket-21158/61690)
**Author:** [@TimeIsMoneyEntLLC](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/TimeIsMoneyEntLLC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/deployment-issue-escalation-time-is-money-trading-build-packaging-failure-ticket-21158/61690 "2025-12-19T17:07:47Z")
\[Deployment Issue Escalation\] Time Is Money Trading-Build Packaging Failure | Ticket #21158 Project ID: 019a84c4-582b-7606-9e7a-94c6fc3604ee Organization: Time ls Money Enterprises LLC Summary: Both backend (Motoko) … --- ## [Installing dfx via script returns 404](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/installing-dfx-via-script-returns-404/61580)
**Author:** [@rem.codes](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/rem.codes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/installing-dfx-via-script-returns-404/61580 "2025-12-17T10:24:34Z")
:waving\_hand: i’m trying to install DFX (via the official guide) but im getting a 404 response sh -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://internetcomputer.org/install.sh)" results in; curl: (56) The requested URL returned error: 4… --- ## [Dfx 0.29.1 is promoted](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-29-1-is-promoted/56804)
**Author:** [@AdamS](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/AdamS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-29-1-is-promoted/56804 "2025-12-11T23:05:34Z")
Hello everyone, dfx 0.29.1 is promoted. You can install it with dfxvm update. Read the release notes here. This release includes version 0.16.1 of Motoko; see the 0.16.0 release notes. It also has a new doc comment fea… --- ## [Dfx 0.30.1-beta.0 is released](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-30-1-beta-0-is-released/60732)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-30-1-beta-0-is-released/60732 "2025-12-01T23:28:14Z")
Hello everyone, dfx 0.30.1-beta.0 is available for testing. You can read the release notes here. To switch to the beta release, use dfxvm default 0.30.1-beta.0. If no bugs show up we plan to cut the full release next w… --- ## [Icp-cli repo is now public](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/icp-cli-repo-is-now-public/59425)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/icp-cli-repo-is-now-public/59425 "2025-10-31T16:20:52Z")
Hello folks, The icp-cli repo is now public: GitHub - dfinity/icp-cli: The command-line interface for the ICP SDK. This tool is still under active development and is intended to eventually replace dfx. For now you wil… --- ## [Dfx 0.30.0-beta.2 is released](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-30-0-beta-2-is-released/59269)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-30-0-beta-2-is-released/59269 "2025-10-23T20:33:29Z")
Hello everyone, \*\*dfx 0.30.0-beta.2\*\* is available for testing. You can read the release notes here. To switch to the beta release, use dfxvm default 0.30.0-beta.2 If no bugs show up we plan to cut the full release nex… --- ## [\`dfx init\` for Initializing Projects in Existing Folders](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-init-for-initializing-projects-in-existing-folders/58732)
**Author:** [@jdelforge](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/jdelforge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-init-for-initializing-projects-in-existing-folders/58732 "2025-10-09T18:07:47Z")
Many developers prefer initializing a project in an existing folder rather than creating a new one. While dfx new always creates a new directory, a dfx init command would be very convenient. It’s a common feature in oth… --- ## [Dfx 0.29.1-beta.1 is released](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-29-1-beta-1-is-released/56026)
**Author:** [@AdamS](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/AdamS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-29-1-beta-1-is-released/56026 "2025-08-27T16:26:21Z")
Hi folks, dfx 0.29.1-beta.1 is released. You can find the release notes here. To switch to the beta release, use dfxvm default 0.29.1-beta.1. This release includes version 0.16.1 of Motoko; see the 0.16.0 release notes.… --- ## [Dfx 0.29.0 promoted](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-29-0-promoted/55792)
**Author:** [@AdamS](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/AdamS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-29-0-promoted/55792 "2025-08-20T21:57:50Z")
Hello everyone, dfx 0.29.0 has been promoted. You can read the release notes here. Before you install it, it is recommended to upgrade dfxvm to 1.0.2. See release notes here. This is the version that supports installin… --- ## [False positive breaking-change warning in dfx](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/false-positive-breaking-change-warning-in-dfx/53061)
**Author:** [@ulan](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/ulan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/false-positive-breaking-change-warning-in-dfx/53061 "2025-07-14T13:05:20Z")
dfx warns about a breaking change when adding a new tag to an optional variant field. However, such a change should be considered backwards compatible according to the spec and Roman’s guide. To make it concrete. Let’s… --- ## [Dfx 0.28.0 promoted](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-28-0-promoted/53123)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-28-0-promoted/53123 "2025-07-12T15:52:34Z")
Hello everyone, dfx 0.28.0 has been promoted. You can read the release notes here. Before you install it, it is recommended to upgrade dfxvm to 1.0.1. See release notes here. This is the version that supports installin… --- ## [Dfx 0.28.0 release](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-28-0-release/51793)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-28-0-release/51793 "2025-07-11T22:52:56Z")
Hello everyone, dfx 0.28.0-beta.1 is available for testing. You can read the release notes here. To switch to the beta release, use dfxvm default 0.28.0-beta.1. If no bugs show up we plan to cut the full release next w… --- ## [Dfx 0.27.0 is promoted](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-27-0-is-promoted/49344)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-27-0-is-promoted/49344 "2025-05-30T19:36:07Z")
Hello everyone, dfx 0.27.0 is promoted. You can read the release notes here. This release removes the native replica in favor of pocket-ic. It also adds some improvements for viewing canister logs and a bump to the Mot… --- ## [Dfx 0.26.0 Release](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-26-0-release/42866)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-26-0-release/42866 "2025-05-16T13:35:24Z")
Hello everyone, dfx 0.26.0-beta.1 is available for testing. You can read the release notes here. To switch to the beta release, use dfxvm default 0.26.0-beta.1. If no bugs show up we plan to cut the full release next w… --- ## [Dfx 0.26.1 is promoted](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-26-1-is-promoted/45792)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-26-1-is-promoted/45792 "2025-05-05T13:46:55Z")
dfx 0.26.1 is promoted! dfx 0.26.1 is promoted. You can read the full release notes here . This release includes some fixes and the a new release of the Motoko compiler 0.14.8. Note that the next release (0.27.0) will … --- ## [DFX new feature request](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-new-feature-request/45628)
**Author:** [@let4be](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/let4be)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-new-feature-request/45628 "2025-05-01T17:27:01Z")
I’m currently doing dfx canister install --yes clown\_mining\_backend -m upgrade from a script. Which feels inherently unsafe(but I do have snapshots made prior to upgrade) What I would really like to see is dfx canist… --- ## [DFX 0.26.0 has been promoted!](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-26-0-has-been-promoted/43655)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-0-26-0-has-been-promoted/43655 "2025-04-10T20:21:09Z")
Hello everyone, dfx 0.26.0 has been promoted. You can read the release notes here. One important change is that dfx start will now start PocketIC by default - equivalent to dfx start --pocketic Note that we will be rem… --- ## [Dev Blog: Introducing \`dfx deploy --playground\`](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dev-blog-introducing-dfx-deploy-playground/23529)
**Author:** [@Jessie](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Jessie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dev-blog-introducing-dfx-deploy-playground/23529 "2025-04-08T09:04:01Z")
With the latest release of dfx 0.15.1, we’re excited to announce a new dfx subcommand: dfx deploy --playground! --playground (or --network playground) is a new network flag for the dfx deploy command that deploys the pr… --- ## [Fail to deploy canister to IC network](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/fail-to-deploy-canister-to-ic-network/43123)
**Author:** [@aligatorr89](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/aligatorr89)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/fail-to-deploy-canister-to-ic-network/43123 "2025-03-28T21:58:02Z")
Hi! I’m using dfx 0.23. Today I noticed deployment issues to IC network. Has anything changed, do I need to update dfx ? --- ## [Dfx top - a TUI dashboard for dfx](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-top-a-tui-dashboard-for-dfx/27118)
**Author:** [@mnl](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/mnl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-top-a-tui-dashboard-for-dfx/27118 "2025-03-11T19:05:35Z")
Hi devs, I made a TUI app. It’s supposed to serve as a proof of concept; I would love your feedback. It’s similar to Concept: DFX Dashboard but it is not a web app and it relies heavily on dfx. If you’re like me and pref… --- ## [Question: Updating dfx new Templates – React/Vite & True Vanilla JS](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/question-updating-dfx-new-templates-react-vite-true-vanilla-js/41775)
**Author:** [@552020](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/552020)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/question-updating-dfx-new-templates-react-vite-true-vanilla-js/41775 "2025-03-03T09:01:10Z")
Hello everyone, I was wondering if an update to the React/Vite template generated by dfx new is something that is desired or planned. The current setup feels a bit outdated, and I’m curious if there are any discussions a… --- ## [Dfx telemetry proposal (2025)](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-telemetry-proposal-2025/41569)
**Author:** [@raymondk](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/raymondk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfx-telemetry-proposal-2025/41569 "2025-02-27T18:43:22Z")
Introduction DFINITY is looking into adding analytics to dfx in order to better understand how it is used. Over the past few years, dfx has evolved into a rather sophisticated tool that allows users to manage identities… --- ## [Feature Request: DFX safe mode](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/feature-request-dfx-safe-mode/40877)
**Author:** [@icme](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/icme)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/feature-request-dfx-safe-mode/40877 "2025-02-08T00:10:50Z")
There are a number of scripts that I use locally during development, and some of them often reinstall canisters in my local environment before seeding them with a specific state. Within dfx, there certain actions that a… [Next page](https://forum.dfinity.org/tag/dfx/45.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=dfx)