This computer

hoist talks to Hoista’s engine, hoistd, and starts it when a command needs it. Keep both in the same folder.

`hoist start`

Start Hoista’s engine on this computer.

hoist start

`hoist doctor`

Check Hoista is installed and working.

hoist doctor

`hoist doctor environment-key`

The key that encrypts environment values: check it, or set it up again.

hoist doctor environment-key

Argument or flag	What it does
`--retry-setup <TOKEN>`	Set it up again, with the review token this command printed.

`hoist diagnostics`

A report for troubleshooting, without secrets.

hoist diagnostics > report.json
hoist diagnostics --save

Argument or flag	What it does
`--save`	Save the report to a file in Hoista’s state folder too.

`hoist daemon status`

Whether it’s running, and what it’s doing.

hoist daemon status

`hoist daemon restart`

Restart it once the work under way is done.

hoist daemon restart

`hoist service install`

Start Hoista at login, and again if it stops.

hoist service install --dry-run
hoist service install

Argument or flag	What it does
`--dry-run`	Print what would be installed, and install nothing.

`hoist service restart`

Restart the service.

hoist service restart

`hoist service status`

Whether the service is installed and running.

hoist service status

`hoist service uninstall`

Stop starting Hoista at login.

hoist service uninstall

`hoist tools`

Where provider tools such as flyctl and wrangler are.

hoist tools

`hoist tools configure`

Save where provider tools are, from this shell’s PATH.

hoist tools configure

`hoist completion <SHELL>`

Print a shell completion script.

hoist completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_hoist"

Argument or flag	What it does
`<SHELL>`	bash, zsh, fish, powershell or elvish. One of: bash, elvish, fish, powershell, zsh.

Get started

Commands

`hoist start`

`hoist doctor`

`hoist doctor environment-key`

`hoist diagnostics`

`hoist daemon status`

`hoist daemon restart`

`hoist service install`

`hoist service restart`

`hoist service status`

`hoist service uninstall`

`hoist tools`

`hoist tools configure`

`hoist completion <SHELL>`

​hoist start

​hoist doctor

​hoist doctor environment-key

​hoist diagnostics

​hoist daemon status

​hoist daemon restart

​hoist service install

​hoist service restart

​hoist service status

​hoist service uninstall

​hoist tools

​hoist tools configure

​hoist completion <SHELL>

`hoist start`

`hoist doctor`

`hoist doctor environment-key`

`hoist diagnostics`

`hoist daemon status`

`hoist daemon restart`

`hoist service install`

`hoist service restart`

`hoist service status`

`hoist service uninstall`

`hoist tools`

`hoist tools configure`

`hoist completion <SHELL>`