Usage

All Keel commands. The dashboard starts with a single keel command, and the CLI gives you full control over containers, targets, and dev workflows.

Dashboard

# Start the dashboard (default: http://localhost:60000)
keel

Container operations

# Start all services
keel start

# Start specific services
keel start redis mysql

# Start all services in a group
keel start infra

# Stop all services
keel stop

# Stop a specific service
keel stop traefik

# Stop all services in a group
keel stop tools

# Restart all services (stop + start)
keel restart

# Restart specific services
keel restart redis mysql

# Destroy and recreate all containers
keel reset --all

# Recreate a single service
keel reset redis

Remote targets

# Show active target
keel target

# Switch to a remote target
keel target ec2

# All commands now execute on ec2 via SSH
keel start

# Switch back to local
keel target local

Dev mode

# Mount local code into a container with hot reload
keel dev api ~/projects/api

# The container runs in foreground
# Ctrl+C to stop and restore the original container

Dev mode requires a dev block in the service JSON with dockerfile lines. See Dev Mode for details.

Seeders

# Run all seeders
keel seed

# Run a single seeder
keel seed mysql-init

Hosts

# Add service domains to /etc/hosts from Traefik config
keel hosts setup

# Use a custom IP
keel hosts setup --ip 10.0.0.5

# Remove keel entries from /etc/hosts
keel hosts remove

Updates

# Check for updates and install latest
keel update

You can also update from the dashboard via the Settings page.

Maintenance

# Remove all containers + network + data directory
keel purge

# Show version
keel version

# Show help
keel help

Flags

Override the data directory with KEEL_DIR environment variable.