Start Remote Development

Remote Development can be started from the Bunnyshell CLI Tool.

In order to start developing remotely:

1. Run the Bunnyshell CLI:

bunnyshell-cli remote-development start

2. Select the project that contains the environment:

YOUR_PROJECT is a placeholder for the name of your project.

bunnyshell-cli remote-development start
Use the arrow keys to navigate: ↓ ↑ → ←
? Select project:
  ▸ YOUR_PROJECT

3. Select the environment that contains the Pod for which you want to open a remote development session:

bunnyshell-cli remote-development start
✔ YOUR_PROJECT
Use the arrow keys to navigate: ↓ ↑ → ←
? Select environment:
  ▸ ENV_1
    ENV_2

4. Select the component:

bunnyshell-cli remote-development start
✔ YOUR_PROJECT
✔ ENV_1
Use the arrow keys to navigate: ↓ ↑ → ←
? Select component:
  ▸ backend
    frontend

5. Choose the local Sync folder. This is the location where you cloned the repository on your local machine (or where you are running bunnyshell-cli from).

Replace /Users/[USER]/Repos/[demo-repo] with the location of your Sync folder.

bunnyshell-cli remote-development start
✔ YOUR_PROJECT
✔ ENV_1
✔ backend
✔ Sync folder: /Users/[USER]/Repos/[demo-repo]

6. If all goes well, the SSH connection with the Pod is established and you will have access to a shell inside the container:

bunnyshell-cli remote-development start
✔ YOUR_PROJECT
✔ ENV_1
✔ backend
Sync folder: /Users/[USER]/Repos/[demo-repo]
\ Waiting for pod to be ready for remote development
root@backend-1234a5bc6-d7ef8:/usr/src/app/backend#

Using the shell inside the container you can run the same commands you use on local to build/watch your application.

Note: If you wish to fast-track the wizard, you can specify the project, environment and component as command options.

bunnyshell-cli remote-development start --organization loWaM1aONq --project DEKr514rPp --environment kz0EY2Gx4W --component Q2Om359z5k

You can get this precise command from the UI, by clicking the Actions menu for an Environment Component and selecting Remote Development.