lokl up

Start all services defined in your config file.

Usage

lokl up [flags]

Flags

Flag	Description
-c, --config	Config file path (default: lokl.yaml)
-d, --detach	Run without TUI (background mode)

Examples

Start with TUI:

lokl up

Start in background:

lokl up --detach

Use custom config:

lokl up -c custom.yaml

Log colors

lokl preserves ANSI colors from your tools (vite, nx, etc.) in the TUI log viewer. Because service output is captured through a pipe, tools would normally detect a non-TTY and disable color — lokl sets FORCE_COLOR=1 in each process service’s environment to keep it on.

Cursor- and screen-control escapes (hard resets, screen clears) are still stripped so misbehaving tools can’t corrupt the TUI.

To opt out, set NO_COLOR in your shell or in a service’s env: block — lokl then skips FORCE_COLOR injection entirely. A service-level FORCE_COLOR in env: always overrides lokl’s value.