Quick Start
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The easiest way to install exo is to run the following command:
For alternative installation methods, see .
In your terminal, navigate to your project's root directory and initialize it:
If this directory is empty or otherwise does not contain an exo manifest, one will be created for you. Otherwise, the existing manifest will be imported automatically.
Is your project is already using or ?
If so, Exo is compatible with your existing configuration!
The initialization process from the previous step will automatically import compatible configuration and launch the specified processes, containers, and other components in the background. You can proceed to the next step.
Alternatively, to use exo as a drop-in replacement for foreman or docker-compose up, simply run:
The run command starts all of the components in the project and tails their logs. A run can be stopped with the standard ^c terminal interrupt sequence.
Exo supports both command line and graphical interfaces for most options. Development logs can be viewed either in the terminal or in your browser, whatever your preference:
When you're ready to work on something else, you may wish to shutdown all processes in your workspace:
Or if you're done with this project forever, you can completely eliminate the exo state:
Note that this will not affect your code files on disk.
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