CLI & REST API

Some developers prefer keyboards over mice. Some need to automate Donk as part of a CI/CD pipeline. Some want to build custom tooling on top of it. The CLI and REST API make all of that possible.

Donk Shell

# Add a FastAPI project

❯ donk add my-api --backend fastapi --web-root ./api

✓ Server "my-api" created

# Start it

❯ donk start my-api

✓ my-api running on http://localhost:8000

# Provision a database

❯ donk db create --engine postgres --name mydb

✓ PostgreSQL "mydb" running on port 5432

# Share with the world

❯ donk share my-api --provider cloudflare

✓ Tunnel → https://my-api-abc123.trycloudflare.com

# Run Doctor

❯ donk doctor my-api

✓ 198 routes · 47 packages · 1 error · 4 warnings

# Deploy

❯ donk deploy my-api --target railway

✓ Deployed → https://my-api.up.railway.app

Full CLI — every GUI action has a CLI equivalent
REST API — HTTP endpoints on localhost:7799 for all operations
JSON output with --json flag — pipe to jq, use in scripts
Auto-completion for bash, zsh, PowerShell, and fish
Headless mode — run without the GUI for CI/CD environments
WebSocket support for real-time log streaming

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Video: 35–45 seconds. CLI session — adding a server, starting it, provisioning a database, deploying, all from the terminal.

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Power users,
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Power users,
we got you.