Kool.dev: Developer Experience to develop apps running in containers

A better development workflow

Kool CLI, Kool Scripts, and Kool Cloud work seamlessly together to create a more productive workflow for building and deploying containerized applications.

Zero Learning Curve
```
$ kool create <preset> <project-name>
```
Sane Defaults (new and existing projects)
```
$ kool preset <preset>
```
Starting
```
$ kool start
```
Instant Onboarding
```
$ kool run
```
Painless Execution
```
$ kool exec
```
Effortless Sharing
```
$ kool share
```
Context switching - between Projects/Stacks
```
$ kool stop
```

Laravel

Adonis

NextJS

NuxtJS

[projects] $ kool create laravel my-project

# Under the hood, this command will run # 'composer create-project --no-install --no-scripts # --prefer-dist laravel/laravel my-project' # using a customized kool Docker image

Creating a "laravel/laravel" project at "./my-project"

Installing laravel/laravel (v0.0.00)

- Downloading laravel/laravel (v0.0.00)

- Installing laravel/laravel (v0.0.00): Extracting archive

Created project in /app/my-project

# After installing Laravel, 'kool create' automatically runs the # 'kool preset laravel' command, which helps you easily set up the # initial tech stack for your project using an interactive wizard.

Preset laravel is initializing!

...

Laravel

Adonis

NextJS

NuxtJS

[my-project] $

kool preset laravel

Preset laravel is initializing!

? What app service do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
PHP 7.4
> PHP 8.0

? What database service do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> MySQL 8.0
MySQL 5.7
PostgreSQL 13.0
none

? What cache service do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> Redis 6.0
Memcached 1.6
none

? What javascript package manager do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
npm
> yarn

? What composer version do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
1.x
> 2.x

Preset laravel initialized!

# Yes, using kool to create and work on new Laravel projects is that easy!

Laravel

Adonis

NextJS

NuxtJS

# Execute the specified SCRIPT, as defined in the kool.yml file

[my-project] $ kool run artisan key:generate

Application key set successfully

# run can also run multiple commands

[my-project] $ kool run reset

> kool run composer install > kool run artisan migrate:fresh --seed > kool run node-setup

Laravel

Adonis

NextJS

NuxtJS

kool deploy

Something here

Zero Learning Curve
```
$ kool create
```
Laravel

Adonis

NextJS

NuxtJS

[projects] $ kool create laravel my-project

# Under the hood, this command will run # 'composer create-project --no-install --no-scripts # --prefer-dist laravel/laravel my-project' # using a customized kool Docker image

Creating a "laravel/laravel" project at "./my-project"

Installing laravel/laravel (v0.0.00)

- Downloading laravel/laravel (v0.0.00)

- Installing laravel/laravel (v0.0.00): Extracting archive

Created project in /app/my-project

# After installing Laravel, 'kool create' automatically runs the # 'kool preset laravel' command, which helps you easily set up the # initial tech stack for your project using an interactive wizard.

Preset laravel is initializing!

...

[projects] $ kool create adonis my-project

# Under the hood, this command will run # 'adonis new my-project to install the AdonisJs fullstack blueprint' # using a customized kool Docker image

[1/6] 🔬 Requirements matched [node & npm]

[2/6] 🔦 Ensuring project directory is clean [adonis]

[3/6] 📥 Cloned [adonisjs/adonis-fullstack-app]

[4/6] 📦 Dependencies installed

[4/6] 📖 Environment variables copied [.env]

[5/6] 🔑 Key generated [adonis key:generate]

🚀 Successfully created project

👉 Get started with the following commands

cd adonis

adonis serve --dev

# After installing AdonisJs, 'kool create' automatically runs the # 'kool preset adonis' command, which helps you easily set up the # initial tech stack for your project using an interactive wizard.

Preset laravel is initializing!

...

[projects] $ kool create nextjs my-project

# Under the hood, this command will run: # yarn create next-app my-project using a customized kool Docker image

yarn create v0.00.0

[1/4] Resolving packages...

[2/4] Fetching packages...

[3/4] Linking dependencies...

[4/4] Building fresh packages...

Done in 00.00s.

# After installing Next.js, 'kool create' automatically runs the # 'kool preset nextjs' command, which helps you easily set up the # initial tech stack for your project using an interactive wizard.

Preset nextjs is initializing!

...

[projects] $ kool create nuxtjs my-project

# Under the hood, this command will run: # yarn create nuxt-app my-project using a customized kool Docker image

yarn create v0.00.0

[1/4] Resolving packages...

[2/4] Fetching packages...

[3/4] Linking dependencies...

[4/4] Building fresh packages...

Done in 00.00s.

# After installing NuxtJS, 'kool create' automatically runs the # 'kool preset nuxtjs' command, which helps you easily set up the # initial tech stack for your project using an interactive wizard.

Preset nextjs is initializing!

...
Sane Defaults (new and existing projects)
```
$ kool preset
```
Laravel

Adonis

NextJS

NuxtJS

[my-project] $
kool preset laravel

Preset laravel is initializing!

? What app service do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
PHP 7.4
> PHP 8.0

? What database service do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> MySQL 8.0
MySQL 5.7
PostgreSQL 13.0
none

? What cache service do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> Redis 6.0
Memcached 1.6
none

? What javascript package manager do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
npm
> yarn

? What composer version do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
1.x
> 2.x

Preset laravel initialized!

# Yes, using kool to create and work on new Laravel projects is that easy!

[my-project] $
kool preset adonis

Preset adonis is initializing!

? What database service do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> MySQL 8.0
MySQL 5.7
PostgreSQL 13.0
none

? What cache service do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> Redis 6.0
Memcached 1.6
none

? What javascript package manager do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
npm
> yarn

Preset adonis initialized!

# Yes, using kool to create and work on new AdonisJs projects is that easy!

[my-project] $
kool preset nextjs

Preset nextjs is initializing!

? What javascript package manager do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
npm
> yarn

Preset nextjs initialized!

# Yes, using kool to create and work on new Next.JS projects is that easy!

[my-project] $
kool preset nuxtjs

Preset nuxtjs is initializing!

? What javascript package manager do you want to use [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
npm
> yarn

Preset nuxtjs initialized!

# Yes, using kool to create and work on new NuxtJS projects is that easy!
Starting
```
$ kool start
```
[my-project] $
kool start

Creating network "web_kool_local" with the default driver

Creating web_cache_1 ... done
Creating web_database_1 ... done
Creating web_app_1 ... done

# You are all set!
Instant Onboarding
```
$ kool run
```
Laravel

Adonis

NextJS

NuxtJS

# Execute the specified SCRIPT, as defined in the kool.yml file

[my-project] $ kool run artisan key:generate

Application key set successfully

# run can also run multiple commands

[my-project] $ kool run reset

> kool run composer install > kool run artisan migrate:fresh --seed > kool run node-setup

# Execute the specified SCRIPT, as defined in the kool.yml file

[my-project] $ kool run adonis key:generate

generated: unique API_KEY

# run can also run multiple commands

[my-project] $ kool run setup

> cp .env.example .env > kool docker kooldev/node:20 npm install > kool start

# Execute the specified SCRIPT, as defined in the kool.yml file

[my-project] $ kool run yarn build

> next build

# run can also run multiple commands

[my-project] $ kool run setup

> kool docker kooldev/node:20 npm install > kool start

# Execute the specified SCRIPT, as defined in the kool.yml file

[my-project] $ kool run yarn build

> nuxt build

# run can also run multiple commands

[my-project] $ kool run setup

> kool docker kooldev/node:20 npm install > kool start
Painless Execution
```
$ kool exec
```
# Similar to SSH, if you want to open a Bash session in your app container, # run kool exec app bash, where app is the name of the service container # in docker-compose.yml. If you prefer, you can use sh instead of bash

[my-project] $ kool exec app bash

bash-5.1#

[my-project] $ kool exec app sh

/app#
Effortless Sharing
```
$ kool share
```
[my-project] $
kool share --subdomain awesome

Thank you for using expose.

Local-URL: app
Dashboard-URL: http://127.0.0.1:4040
Expose-URL: https://awesome.kool.live

# Your local environment can now accessed from anywhere! For up to 1 hour.

Remaining time: 00:59:59

Remaining time: 00:59:58

Remaining time: 00:59:57

Remaining time: 00:59:56

...
Context switching - between Projects/Stacks
```
$ kool stop
```
[my-project] $
kool stop

Stopping web_app_1 ... done
Stopping web_database_1 ... done
Stopping web_cache_1 ... done

Removing web_app_1 ... done
Removing web_database_1 ... done
Removing web_cache_1 ... done

# Easily switch between projects!

$
cd other-project

[other-project]$
kool start

Creating network "web_kool_local" with the default driver

Creating web_cache_1 ... done
Creating web_database_1 ... done
Creating web_app_1 ... done

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