The Cloud Foundry API (CAPI) V3 supports using a single command to push apps that run multiple processes, such as a web app that has a UI process and a worker process. You can push an app with multiple processes using either a manifest or a Procfile.
For more information about processes, see the CAPI V3 documentation.
To push an app with multiple processes using a manifest:
Create a file in YAML format that defines a manifest. Include each process with its start command. The following example manifest file defines the app example-app
with two processes:
version: 1
- name: example-app
processes:
- type: web
command: bundle exec rackup config.ru -p $PORT
instances: 3
- type: worker
command: bundle exec rake worker:start
health-check-type: process
instances: 2
Push the app with your manifest by running:
cf push -f MANIFEST.yml
Where MANIFEST
is the filename of your manifest file.
For more information about defining processes with manifests, see processes in App Manifest Attribute Reference.
To push an app with multiple processes using a Procfile:
NoteProcfile support varies depending on the buildpack you use. For example, the Staticfile buildpack requires a Staticfile instead of a Procfile. For more information, see Staticfile Buildpack.
Create a file named Procfile
in the root of your app directory.
Note For more information about Procfiles, see the CAPI V3 documentation.
Add each process and its start command to the Procfile. For example:
web: bundle exec rackup config.ru -p $PORT
worker: bundle exec rake worker:start
Push the app by running:
cf push APP-NAME
Where APP-NAME
is the name of your app.
By default, the web process has a route and one instance. Other processes have zero instances by default.
To scale an app process:
Run:
cf scale APP-NAME --process PROCESS-NAME -i INSTANCE-COUNT
Where:
APP-NAME
is the name of your app.PROCESS-NAME
is the name of the process you want to scale.INSTANCE-COUNT
is the number of instances to which you want to scale the process.To view the processes running as part of an app:
Run:
cf app APP-NAME
Where APP-NAME
is the name of your app. The following example shows return output for an app that has a web
and a worker
process:
Showing health and status for app example-app in org test / space test as admin... name: example-app requested state: started routes: example-app.cloudfoundry.example.com last uploaded: Wed 17 Jul 22:57:04 UTC 2024 stack: cflinuxfs3 buildpacks: name version detect output buildpack name ruby_buildpack 1.8.57 ruby ruby type: web sidecars: instances: 1/1 memory usage: 1024M state since cpu memory disk logging cpu entitlement details #0 running 2024-07-17T22:57:22Z 0.3% 49.5M of 1G 130.2M of 1G 0B/s of 16K/s 2.4% type: worker sidecars: instances: 2/2 memory usage: 1024M state since cpu memory disk logging cpu entitlement details #0 running 2024-07-17T22:57:22Z 0.3% 49.5M of 1G 130.2M of 1G 0B/s of 16K/s 2.4% #0 running 2024-07-17T22:57:22Z 0.3% 49.5M of 1G 130.2M of 1G 0B/s of 16K/s 2.4%