@launchmatic/cli

Deploy from your terminal. The official CLI for Launchmatic — detect, build, and ship your apps to the cloud in seconds.

Install

npm install -g @launchmatic/cli

Quick Start

lm login                # Authenticate with GitHub
lm quicklaunch          # Detect, configure, and deploy — one command

Or use Lightspeed to create an app from a prompt:

c -c a real-time chat app with rooms

Commands

Core

| Command | Alias | Description | |---------|-------|-------------| | lm login | | Authenticate via GitHub OAuth | | lm init | | Initialize a project in the current directory | | lm deploy | | Build and deploy the current service | | lm quicklaunch | lm ql | Detect, configure, and deploy in one shot | | lm status | | Show service status, URL, and last deployment | | lm logs | | Stream live deployment logs | | lm destroy | | Tear down a service (requires confirmation) |

AI / Lightspeed

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | c -c <prompt> | Create a new app from a natural language description | | c <prompt> | Modify an existing service with AI | | lm lightspeed | Same as c, integrated into the main CLI |

Environment & Domains

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | lm env set KEY=VALUE ... | Set environment variables | | lm env list | List environment variables | | lm domains add <hostname> | Add a custom domain (shows DNS config) |

Deployments

| Command | Alias | Description | |---------|-------|-------------| | lm deployments list | lm deploys ls | View deployment history | | lm deployments info <id> | | Deployment details | | lm deployments cancel <id> | | Cancel a running deployment | | lm deployments rollback <id> | | Roll back to a previous deployment |

Preview Environments

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | lm preview list | List active preview environments | | lm preview create <branch> | Create a preview deployment for a branch | | lm preview delete <id> | Delete a preview environment |

Database

| Command | Alias | Description | |---------|-------|-------------| | lm db create | | Provision a new database | | lm db list | lm db ls | List databases | | lm db connect | lm db url | Get connection string | | lm db query <sql> | lm db q | Run a SQL query | | lm db shell | lm db sh | Interactive SQL shell | | lm db tables | | List tables | | lm db dump | | Export database dump | | lm db seed | | Seed database | | lm db credentials | lm db creds | Show database credentials | | lm db link | | Link a database to a service | | lm db delete | lm db rm | Delete a database |

Supports PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB via --engine.

GitHub Repo

| Command | Alias | Description | |---------|-------|-------------| | lm repo view | lm repo v | Show repo info | | lm repo prs | | List pull requests | | lm repo issues | | List issues | | lm repo issue-create | lm repo ic | Create an issue | | lm repo branches | lm repo br | List branches | | lm repo commits | lm repo log | Show commit history | | lm repo releases | lm repo rl | List releases | | lm repo actions | lm repo runs | View GitHub Actions runs | | lm repo browse | lm repo web | Open repo in browser | | lm repo clone | | Clone the repo | | lm repo diff | | Show diff | | lm repo stash | | Stash changes |

Infrastructure

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | lm infra list -t <team> | List pods with CPU, memory, and readiness | | lm infra logs <pod> | Stream pod logs | | lm infra describe <pod> | Describe a pod | | lm infra restart <pod> | Restart a pod | | lm infra delete <pod> | Delete a pod |

Browser Automation

| Command | Alias | Description | |---------|-------|-------------| | lm browser screenshot [url] | lm b ss | Take a screenshot | | lm browser pdf [url] | | Generate a PDF | | lm browser open [url] | | Open in headed browser | | lm browser test [url] | | Run smoke tests (links, console, a11y) | | lm browser wait [url] | | Wait for a page to be reachable | | lm browser codegen [url] | | Record and generate test code | | lm browser devices | | List available device profiles |

Utilities

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | lm doctor | Scan project for deployment issues and fixes | | lm usage summary | View CPU, memory, network, and replica stats | | lm usage history | Resource usage over time (default 24h) | | lm api-key list | List API keys | | lm api-key create <name> | Create an API key | | lm api-key delete <id> | Delete an API key |

Examples

# Deploy a project from the current directory
lm init
lm deploy

# One-command deploy with auto-detection
lm quicklaunch

# Create an app with AI
c -c a markdown blog with syntax highlighting

# Modify an existing app
c add a dark mode toggle to the settings page

# Check project health before deploying
lm doctor

# Manage environment variables
lm env set DATABASE_URL=postgres://... REDIS_URL=redis://...

# Stream logs
lm logs

# Roll back a bad deployment
lm deployments rollback <deployment-id>

# Interactive database shell
lm db shell

Requirements

• Node.js >= 20
• A Launchmatic account

License

MIT