start
start
Start an application for local development
Usage
convox start [service] [service...] [options]
Flags
| Flag | Short | Description |
|---|---|---|
--manifest |
-m |
Manifest file (default: convox.yml) |
--external |
-e |
Build the image with Docker on this machine and push it to the Rack. On GCP, requires Rack version 3.25.12 or later |
--generation |
-g |
Generation |
--no-build |
Skip building | |
--no-cache |
Build without the layer cache. A Build on the Rack requires CLI 3.25.12 or later and Rack version 3.25.11 or later; earlier versions build with the cache. With --external it applies to the local build on any version |
|
--no-sync |
Do not sync local changes into running containers |
Examples
$ convox start
build | uploading source
build | starting build
build | #1 [internal] load build definition from Dockerfile
build | #1 transferring dockerfile: 186B done
build | #1 DONE 0.0s
build | ...
build | #8 [2/3] WORKDIR /usr/src/app
build | #8 CACHED
build | ...
build | #10 exporting to image
build | ...
convox | starting sync from . to /usr/src/app on web
web | Scaled up replica set web-58d8446884 to 1
web | Created pod: web-58d8446884-gfkxz
web | Successfully assigned convox-nodejs/web-58d8446884-gfkxz to docker-desktop
web | Container image "registry.convox/nodejs:web.BABCDEFGHI" already present on machine
web | Created container main
web | Server running at http://0.0.0.0:3000/
web | Started container main
See Also
- Local Development for a guided local development walkthrough
- Running Locally for code sync and build target details
