hackctl CLI

hackctl is the Go CLI for the core hackctl workflow.

Install

Windows x64:

irm https://hackctl.dev/install.ps1 | iex

macOS Intel and Apple Silicon:

curl -fsSL https://hackctl.dev/install.sh | sh

Linux x64 and ARM64:

curl -fsSL https://hackctl.dev/install.sh | sh

Verify:

hackctl --version

Quickstart

hackctl create
hackctl create --template mern my-app
cd my-app
hackctl start
hackctl share
hackctl deploy --target root@203.0.113.10 --key ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
hackctl status
hackctl destroy

Notes:

• Run hackctl start and hackctl share from the project root (where hackctl.config.json exists).
• Run hackctl deploy, hackctl status, and hackctl destroy from the project root too.
• Press Ctrl+C to stop start services or stop an active share tunnel.
• If a required dependency is missing, hackctl prints a short install link.

Commands

hackctl create

Scaffolds a project from an official template.

hackctl create
hackctl create --template mern my-app

hackctl start

Starts the current hackctl project from hackctl.config.json.

hackctl start

hackctl share

Shares the default frontend service publicly with Cloudflare Quick Tunnel.

hackctl share

hackctl deploy

Deploys the current project to a remote Linux VPS.

hackctl deploy --target root@203.0.113.10 --key ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
hackctl deploy

hackctl status

Shows the saved deployed-project details.

hackctl status

hackctl destroy

Destroys the remote deployment created by hackctl deploy.

hackctl destroy

Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request? See CONTRIBUTING.md.