[project] Plate CLI

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A simple TUI for managing local development databases. Stop wrestling with complex docker-compose files for basic projects.

Plate CLI interface showing database services

what it does

Plate reads a simple plate.config.json file and spins up persistent database containers for you. Your data sticks around between sessions, and everything's managed through a clean terminal interface.

supported databases

Service	Default Version	Default Port
Postgres	`14-alpine`	`5433`
Redis	`7`	`6380`
MySQL	`8`	`3307`
MongoDB	`latest`	`27017`

quick start

Install with Go:

go install github.com/katistix/plate@latest

Initialize in your project:

plate init

Edit the generated plate.config.json to fit your needs, then run:

plate

why i built this

I got tired of copying the same docker-compose.yml snippets across projects just to spin up a postgres container. Most of the time I just need a database that persists between development sessions without all the ceremony.

Plate keeps things dead simple: one config file, persistent data, and a terminal interface that doesn't get in your way.