Quick start

Create a project

stackctl init

Follow the prompts. When you finish, the project is created and extracted automatically.

Action	Key
Navigate	↑ ↓ or j k
Select / continue	Enter
Go back	Esc
Multi select	Space
Quit	Ctrl + C

Run your first task

Create a file named stackctl.yml in your project directory:

tasks:
  hello:
    desc: Say hello
    cmds:
      - echo "Hello from stackctl"

List and run it:

stackctl run
stackctl run hello

Or run stackctl run with no task name to pick from a list.

Where Stackctl looks

Stackctl looks for the task file in the current directory, not in parent directories. See Task file format.

Where to go next

• Creating projects in detail
• Task runner guide
• Examples for Maven, Gradle, Docker and release workflows