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pitchfork start

  • Usage: pitchfork start [FLAGS] [ID]…
  • Aliases: s

Starts a daemon from a pitchfork.toml file

Daemons are defined in pitchfork.toml with a [daemons.<name>] section. The command waits for the daemon to be ready before returning.

Examples: pitchfork start api Start a single daemon pitchfork start api worker Start multiple daemons pitchfork start --all Start all daemons in pitchfork.toml pitchfork start api -f Restart daemon if already running pitchfork start api --delay 5 Wait 5 seconds for daemon to be ready pitchfork start api --output 'Listening on' Wait for output pattern before ready pitchfork start api --http http://localhost:8080/health Wait for HTTP endpoint to return 2xx pitchfork start api --port 8080 Wait for TCP port to be listening

Arguments

[ID]…

ID of the daemon(s) in pitchfork.toml to start

Flags

-a --all

Start all daemons in all pitchfork.tomls

-f --force

Stop the daemon if it is already running

--delay <DELAY>

Delay in seconds before considering daemon ready (default: 3 seconds)

--output <OUTPUT>

Wait until output matches this regex pattern before considering daemon ready

--http <HTTP>

Wait until HTTP endpoint returns 2xx status before considering daemon ready

--port <PORT>

Wait until TCP port is listening before considering daemon ready

--cmd <CMD>

Shell command to poll for readiness (exit code 0 = ready)

-q --quiet

Suppress startup log output

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