CLI Usage

The portbay CLI is a thin command-line interface over the same Rust core as the Tauri app.

Connection Model

The CLI expects a PortBay daemon to be running. In the current build, that means the Tauri app should be open. The CLI reads the registry and talks to Process Compose through the discovered runtime port.

Common Tasks

portbay list
portbay status
portbay status marketing-site
portbay start marketing-site
portbay logs marketing-site --limit 100
portbay open marketing-site
portbay stop marketing-site
portbay stop --all

JSON Output

Use --json for machine-readable output:

portbay --json list
portbay --json status marketing-site

Registry Override

Use --registry when testing against an isolated registry file:

portbay --registry /tmp/portbay-registry.json list

Process Compose Port Override

Use --pc-port only when testing a non-standard daemon port:

portbay --pc-port 7432 status