💁 Command line tools for common local ↔ remote server tasks.
Swiff saves you time with common SSH tasks during the development of websites/apps
🚀 Folder push and pull
Keep folders in sync between servers
💫 Database push and pull
Manage the database between servers (auto backup)
🎩 Composer file push and pull
Move composer files between servers (auto backup)
💻 Remote terminal connection
Launch a SSH session directly into the remote site/app folder
Install Swiff globally with npm:
npm install --global swiff
Run swiff
within a project folder to start the task interface
Run swiff --help
for a list of flags to run a specific task
/Users/[currentUser]/.ssh/id_rsa
SWIFF_CUSTOM_KEY="/Users/[your-user]/.ssh/[key-filename]"
Swiff requires MySQL to use the database features.
We recommend using MariaDB, an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.
brew install [email protected]
(latest as of April 2019)
For the Database & Composer tasks, a PEM format SSH key is required
Read about how to create and add a new SSH key
Running Windows or Linux? Swiff has been tested on macOS so issues are likely on other operating systems
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Created by @benrogerson and Sam Stevens
Swiff has been agency battletested by Simple who specialise in Craft CMS websites