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softkave-forerunner

v0.23.0

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softkave internal application runner & helpers

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softkave-forerunner

Application runner & helpers — a CLI tool and Node.js SDK for managing certificates, MongoDB instances, PostgreSQL, the system hosts file, processes, env files, and more.

Overview

Forerunner provides tools for:

  • Certificate management: Generate CAs, signed certificates, SSH keypairs, and keyfiles
  • MongoDB management: Download, configure, and run MongoDB replica sets (Docker)
  • PostgreSQL management: Run and configure PostgreSQL instances (Docker)
  • Hosts file management: Manage /etc/hosts entries for local development
  • Process management: Start background apps with PID/log tracking; find child PIDs
  • Run env: Run commands with variables from .env* files (discovery, multi-select, or explicit paths)
  • Security: Generate production-grade passwords and JWT secrets

Quick start

Install

npm install softkave-forerunner
# or
npx softkave-forerunner

CLI

softkave-forerunner <command> [subcommand] [options]

SDK

import {generateCA, initMongo} from 'softkave-forerunner';

Documentation

Detailed guides are in docs/:

| Topic | Link | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | Installation | docs/installation.md | | Usage (CLI & SDK) | docs/usage.md | | Commands | docs/commands/ | | Configuration files | docs/configuration/ | | SDK reference | docs/sdk/ | | Examples | docs/examples.md |

Release notes

See notes/releases/v0.x.x.md for version history and migration notes.

Help

softkave-forerunner <command> --help
softkave-forerunner <command> <subcommand> --help