Commands

Project setup

`devstack init [project-name]`

Creates devstack.config.json in the current directory.

devstack init my-project

`devstack add <service>`

Adds a service to your config. Run devstack gen after to apply.

devstack add postgres
devstack add redis
devstack add mongo
devstack add mysql
devstack add rabbitmq
devstack add elasticsearch
devstack add minio
devstack add mailpit

Each service accepts options — see the Services section for flags.

`devstack gen`

Generates docker-compose.devstack.yml from your config. Safe to re-run any time.

devstack gen

Running services

`devstack up`

Starts all services defined in your config.

devstack up
devstack up --build   # rebuild images before starting

`devstack down`

Stops all services.

devstack down
devstack down --remove-volumes   # also delete data volumes
devstack down --remove-images    # also remove pulled images
devstack down --all              # volumes + images

`devstack restart [service]`

Restarts all services, or a specific one.

devstack restart
devstack restart redis

Observability

`devstack info`

Shows a dashboard with the status and connection string for every configured service.

devstack info

`devstack list`

Prints a table of all configured services with their ports.

devstack list

`devstack ps [service]`

Shows the Docker Compose status for running containers.

devstack ps
devstack ps postgres

`devstack logs [service]`

Streams logs. Omit service name to tail all services.

devstack logs
devstack logs postgres

`devstack env [--output <file>]`

Prints .env-ready connection strings for every configured service. Optionally writes to a file.

devstack env             # print to stdout
devstack env -o .env     # write to .env

Interaction

`devstack connect <service>`

Opens an interactive shell into a running service.

devstack connect postgres   # psql
devstack connect mysql      # mysql CLI
devstack connect mongo      # mongosh
devstack connect redis      # redis-cli
devstack connect rabbitmq   # bash

`devstack open [service]`

Opens a service's web UI in your default browser.

devstack open              # lists available UIs
devstack open rabbitmq     # RabbitMQ Management (port 15672)
devstack open minio        # MinIO Console (port 9001)
devstack open mailpit      # Mailpit inbox (port 8025)
devstack open elasticsearch

Cleanup

`devstack remove <service>`

Removes a service from your config. Run devstack gen after to apply.

devstack remove redis

`devstack nuke --yes`

Stops all services, removes the compose file, and clears your config. Use with care.

devstack nuke --yes

Project setup​

devstack init [project-name]​

devstack add <service>​

devstack gen​

Running services​

devstack up​

devstack down​

devstack restart [service]​

Observability​

devstack info​

devstack list​

devstack ps [service]​

devstack logs [service]​

devstack env [--output <file>]​

Interaction​

devstack connect <service>​

devstack open [service]​

Cleanup​

devstack remove <service>​

devstack nuke --yes​