FAQ

Can devglow manage Hugo, Next.js, or any CLI process?

Yes. devglow is command-centric — if it runs in your terminal, it runs in devglow. Hugo, Next.js, Vite, Rails, Flask, Cargo, Go, or any shell command. Just paste the command you normally run in your terminal.

Does devglow work with monorepos?

Yes. Register multiple processes with different working directories. Run your frontend, backend, and worker processes all from one place. Each process has its own log viewer and status indicator.

Can I view serverless or Docker logs through devglow?

Yes — any command that outputs to stdout works. For example:

serverless logs -f myFunction --tail

docker logs -f container_name

kubectl logs -f pod/my-pod

All stream directly into devglow's built-in log viewer.

How much log data does devglow store?

Each process keeps up to 5 MB of log data. Since devglow is a local development tool, this is more than enough for debugging sessions. Logs are stored in memory and cleared when you restart the process.

Can I search through logs?

Yes. Press ⌘F in the log viewer to search. It highlights matches in real-time as logs stream in.

What is the MCP server?

devglow ships with an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AI coding tools control your processes directly — start, stop, check status, and read logs.

claude mcp add -s user devglow -- npx devglow-mcp@latest

npx devglow-mcp@latest

How does port conflict detection work?

No more lsof -i :3000 | grep LISTEN and kill -9.

When a process fails to start because a port is already in use, devglow detects it and shows you which process is occupying the port. One click to kill the conflicting process and free the port.

Does devglow work with Docker?

Yes. Run Docker commands like docker compose up as a devglow project. The logs stream into the built-in viewer, and you can start/stop the entire stack with one click or keystroke.

Can devglow manage multiple dev servers at once?

Yes. Instead of opening multiple terminal tabs for npm run dev, npm run api, and npm run worker — register them all in devglow. Start and stop everything from one place, with each process getting its own log stream and status indicator.

Does devglow replace terminal-based process monitors?

If you use pm2, foreman, or overmind for local development, devglow is a GUI alternative purpose-built for macOS. Instead of running in a terminal tab, it lives in your menu bar. Register your commands, start and stop them visually, and monitor logs — without touching the terminal.