start
Start an App for local development. Builds and runs your App locally using Docker, with optional code sync for live reloading. This lets you develop and test against a local environment that mirrors your production Rack setup.
Syntax
$ convox start [service] [service...]
Flags
| Flag | Short | Description |
|---|---|---|
--app |
-a |
App name |
--generation |
-g |
Generation |
--manifest |
-m |
Manifest file |
--no-build |
Skip build | |
--no-cache |
Build without layer cache | |
--no-sync |
Do not sync local changes into running containers | |
--rack |
-r |
Rack name |
--shift |
-s |
Shift local port numbers (generation 1 only) |
Example Usage
$ convox start
build | building: web
build | Step 1/4 : FROM ruby:3.2
build | Step 2/4 : COPY . /app
build | Step 3/4 : WORKDIR /app
build | Step 4/4 : CMD ["bundle", "exec", "rails", "server"]
build | Successfully built a1b2c3d4e5f6
build | running: docker tag abc123 myapp/web
convox | starting sync for web at .
web | [2025-01-15 12:00:00] INFO WEBrick::HTTPServer#start: pid=1 port=3000
web | listening on 0.0.0.0:3000
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