DevboxLauncher

Start devboxes quickly

• Install the gem: gem install devbox_launcher
• Setup gcloud init with the project that contains your VM
• Install mutagen

gcloud auth list should already have the account/s setup. If not, login via gcloud auth login.

Create the config file at ~/.devbox_launcher.yml so you type less. This is an example of a personal and work configuration:

ramon@email.com:
  - box: your-instance-name
    project: general-192303
    zone: us-central1-a
    mutagen:
      alpha: /mnt/c/Users/me/src # local machine
      beta: ~/src # remote machine
ramon@company.com:
  - project: development-254604
    box: ramon
    user: another_user # only needed if ramon_company_com is not the user
    identity_file: /path/to/ssh-private # ~/.ssh/google_compute_engine by default

To start and create the mutagen session:

devbox start your-username

• Want to ssh in immediately?
  • Add --ssh switch
• Want to mosh in immediately?
  • Add --mosh switch. Mosh needs to be installed in your development machine.
• More than one box with the same Google Cloud account?
  • Pass in the box in your command, via devbox start user@domain.com/box-name
  • No need to configure box: in the YAML file

Note: Linux users that sync mutagen sessions need to install Watchman.

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/devbox_launcher. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Everyone interacting in the DevboxLauncher project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.