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name: devservers-start-service description: Start, restart, or stop a dev server managed by the local Devservers Manager using the CLI.

Devservers Start Service

Overview

Start, restart, or stop a configured service using the CLI. Rule: Use CLI only. Do not edit config files directly or interact with internal services.

Workflow

1) Start or restart the service

Copydevservers start <name>

Restart if already running:

Copydevservers restart <name>

2) Stop a service (optional)

Copydevservers stop <name>

3) Verify status

Copydevservers status

The status output includes the current port when known (e.g. service: running (port 3000)). For detect or registry modes, the port appears once it is discovered/assigned.

Notes

• If a CLI call fails due to connectivity, ask the user to start the manager and retry.