Using the dpd command line tool #

Commands #

dpd #

Start Deployd the current project in development mode with an interactive shell/repl for interacting with the running server.

dpd create [name] #

Create a Deployd project in a new directory with the given name.

dpd showkey #

Print the app's key for use in a remote dashboard or for making remote authenticated / administrative requests.

dpd keygen #

Generate a new key for remote access / administration.

dpd remote #

Open up the remote dashboard in your browser.

Help #

Here is the help output of dpd -h:

Usage: dpd [options] [command]

Commands:

  create [project-name]
      create a project in a new directory
      eg. `dpd create my-app`

  keygen
      generate a key for remote access (./.dpd/keys.json)

  showkey
      shows current key for connecting to remote dashboard (./.dpd/keys.json)

  remote
      open the remote dashboard in your browser


  *
      [default] start the server in the current project in development mode
      with an interactive shell/repl for interacting with the running server
      e.g. dpd (starts server in current directory),
           dpd my-app/app.dpd (starts app from file)

Options:

  -h, --help                   output usage information
  -V, --version                output the version number
  -m, --mongod [path]          path to mongod executable (defaults to `mongod`)
  -p, --port [port]            port to host server (defaults to 2403)
  -w, --wait                   wait for input before exiting
  -d, --dashboard              start the dashboard immediately
  -o, --open                   open in a browser
  -e, --environment [env]      defaults to development
  -H, --host [host]            specify host for mongo server
  -P, --mongoPort [mongoPort]  mongodb port to connect to
  -n, --dbname [dbname]        name of the mongo database
  -a, --auth                   prompts for mongo server credentials

Debugging #

Deployd uses debug to log requests and show other internal debug info. To activate it you need to set the DEBUG env variable to *, for example:

$ DEBUG=* dpd

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