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# kiwi: simple, consistent, powerful
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# kiwi-scp
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> `kiwi` - simple, consistent, powerful
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The simple tool for managing container servers
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The simple tool for managing container servers
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### Adjusting environment for `kiwi`
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### Adjusting environment for `kiwi`
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`kiwi-scp` depends on Python 3.6 (or later), [pipenv](https://pipenv.pypa.io/), and
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The `kiwi` executable depends on [Python](https://www.python.org/) 3.6 (or later), [pipenv](https://pipenv.pypa.io/), and
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[less](http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/) being in your `$PATH`.
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[less](http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/) being in your `$PATH`.
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In some cases, notably when using a multi-version system such as
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In some cases, notably when using a multi-version system such as
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### Create a kiwi-scp instance
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### Create a kiwi-scp instance
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Any directory is implicitly a valid `kiwi-scp` instance using the default configuration.
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Any directory is implicitly a valid kiwi-scp instance using the default configuration.
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To prevent surprises however, you should run `kiwi init` in an empty directory and follow its directions before
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To prevent surprises however, you should run `kiwi init` in an empty directory and follow its directions to
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actually using `kiwi` more.
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create a `kiwi.yml` before using `kiwi` more.
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### Concept
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### Concept
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A `kiwi-scp` instance is a directory containing a bunch of static configuration files.
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A kiwi-scp instance is a directory containing a bunch of static configuration files.
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"Static" there as in "those don't change during normal service operation".
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"Static" there as in "those don't change during normal service operation".
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These files could be anything from actual `.conf` files to entire html-web-roots.
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These files could be anything from actual `.conf` files to entire html-web-roots.
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Non-static, but persistent files are to be kept in a "service data directory", by default `/var/kiwi`.
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Non-static, but persistent files are to be kept in a "service data directory", by default `/var/kiwi`.
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In your `docker-compose.yml` files, you can refer to that directory as **${TARGETROOT}**.
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In your `docker-compose.yml` files, you can refer to that directory as **${TARGETROOT}**.
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Start the current directory as a `kiwi-scp` instance using `kiwi up`, or stop it using `kiwi down`.
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Start the current directory as a kiwi-scp instance using `kiwi up`, or stop it using `kiwi down`.
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This also creates kiwi's internal hub network, which you can use as **kiwi_hub** in your `docker-compose.yml` files.
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This also creates kiwi's internal hub network, which you can use as **kiwi_hub** in your `docker-compose.yml` files.
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### Projects
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### Projects
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A `kiwi-scp` instance usually contains several projects.
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A kiwi-scp instance usually contains several projects.
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A project is a collection of dependent or at least logically connected services, described by a `docker-compose.yml`.
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A project is a collection of dependent or at least logically connected services, described by a `docker-compose.yml`.
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A well-known example would be webserver + php + database.
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A well-known example would be webserver + php + database.
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Finally, start a project using `kiwi up <project-name>`.
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Finally, start a project using `kiwi up <project-name>`.
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### Advanced kiwi-scp
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### Advanced kiwi usage
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`kiwi-scp` extends the logical bounds of `docker-compose` to handling multiple projects.
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kiwi-scp extends the logical bounds of `docker-compose` to handling multiple projects.
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#### The `kiwi_hub`
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#### The `kiwi_hub`
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For this use case, create a directory named `conf` in a project.
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For this use case, create a directory named `conf` in a project.
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Those will all be combined into a directory available as **${CONFDIR}** in your `docker-compose.yml` files.
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Those will all be combined into a directory available as **${CONFDIR}** in your `docker-compose.yml` files.
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#### `kiwi.yml` options
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##### `version`
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Version of kiwi-scp to use for this instance.
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Default: Latest version.
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##### `runtime:storage`
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Path of the service data directory, available as **${TARGETROOT}** in projects.
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Default: `/var/kiwi`
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##### `runtime:shells`
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List of additionally preferable shell executables when entering service containers.
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Default: `- /bin/bash`
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- /bin/zsh
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- /bin/fish
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```
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Associative array of custom variables available in projects' `docker-compose.yml` files.
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HELLO: "World"
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FOO: "Bar"
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```
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#### For everything else, look at `kiwi --help`
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#### For everything else, look at `kiwi --help`
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#### Happy admin-ing!
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#### Happy kiwi-ing!
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