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