LaunchKit

This command line utility is useful for providing interface for deploying to various providers (currently only supports Zeit.co's Now).

Usage

Install

using Yarn

$ yarn global add launchkit

using NPM

$ npm i -g launchkit

See detailed usage instructions

$ launchkit -h

Deploy

Intended usage is to create a launchkit.yml in the root of your project's repository using the syntax described below and encrypt using a secret stored in .key file.

ProjectRoot/.key

Your secret token phrase

ProjectRoot/launchkit.yml

default:
  deployer: now
  options:
    alias: dev.example.com
    token: [your Now API token]
    vars: 
      NODE_ENV: development
production:
  options:
    alias: example.com

Encrypt

This encrypts the file so you can keep it in version control like .git repository and keep different configurations for different branches/features you work on. The only thing you then need to share with your team is the .key file.

$ launchkit encrypt launchkit.yml

Update config var

$ launchkit update production options.vars.NODE_ENV=production

View current config

$ launchkit view
default:
  deployer: now
  options:
    alias: dev.example.com
    token: [your Now API token]
    vars: 
      NODE_ENV: development
production:
  options:
    alias: example.com
    vars:
      NODE_ENV: production

Config

// The general schema of the file should look like this
// Note that any config is deeply merged with "default" if present
MainConfig {
  [envName]: EnvConfig,
  default: EnvConfig,
}
 
// Individual configs for each branch
EnvConfig {
  deployer: string,
  protected: boolean,
  options: DeployerOptions,
}
 
DeployerOptions {
  // ...any data that the provider might need to deploy
}
 
// Only the "now" provider is currently supported:
NowDeployerOptions {
  token: string
  // Aliasing pattern using Mustache, see example below. Can also be a list
  // of strings if you need to alias to multiple URLs.
  alias: string
  vars: {
    [TARGET_ENV_VAR]: ""
  }
}

Example Complete Config File Using the Now Deployer

You can include environment variables in the configuration (options.alias and options.vars) using handlebars. This feature is currently only available for the Now deployer.

default:
  deployer: now
  options:
    alias: '{{PROJECT_REPONAME}}-{{BRANCH}}.example.com'
    token: XxMTU7FBlszCFkMnzsAGhnho
    vars:
      CAREERS_SITE: 'https://careers-site-dev.example.com'
      DATA_SERVICE: 'https://data-service-dev.example.com'
      PUBLIC_API: 'https://public-api-{{ENVIRONMENT}}.example.com'
dev:
  options:
    alias: '{{PROJECT_REPONAME}}-dev.example.com'
    vars:
      CAREERS_SITE: 'https://careers-site.example.com'
      DATA_SERVICE: 'https://data-service.example.com'
      PUBLIC_API: 'https://public-api.example.com'
      SUPER_SECRET_TOKEN: beep
production:
  options:
    alias:
      - 'www.example.com'
      - 'example.com'
    vars:
      CAREERS_SITE: 'https://careers-site.example.com'
      DATA_SERVICE: 'https://data-service.example.com'
      PUBLIC_API: 'https://public-api.example.com'
      SUPER_SECRET_TOKEN: foo