# satis > The command-line utility for the Satis static Composer repository. > More information: . - Initialise a Satis configuration: `satis init {{satis.json}}` - Add a VCS repository to the Satis configuration: `satis add {{repository_url}}` - Build the static output from the configuration: `satis build {{satis.json}} {{path/to/output_directory}}` - Build the static output by updating only the specified repository: `satis build --repository-url {{repository_url}} {{satis.json}} {{path/to/output_directory}}` - Remove useless archive files: `satis purge {{satis.json}} {{path/to/output_directory}}`