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CLI Reference

Manage Dequel from the shell with the dequel command.

The installer places the dequel command on your PATH. It manages the compose stack, updates, and backups. Configuration lives in ~/.dequel (override with DEQUEL_HOME).

Lifecycle

Command Description
dequel start Start all services
dequel stop Stop all services
dequel restart Restart all services
dequel status Show service status
dequel logs [service] Follow service logs
dequel uninstall Remove everything (prompts first)
dequel --version Show version
dequel --help Show help

Updates

dequel update              # latest stable (rolling restart)
dequel update --pre        # latest pre-release
dequel update --rc         # latest release candidate
dequel update vX.Y.Z       # a specific version

Backups

dequel backup              # back up the internal database now
dequel backup <db-id>      # back up a managed database now
dequel backup list         # list snapshots
dequel backup restore <id> # restore a snapshot

Snapshots land in the storage configured under Settings → Backups (see Backups).

API access from scripts

The CLI manages the platform, not your apps. For automation against your projects, use API keys with curl:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer dql_<key>" https://dequel.example.com/api/projects

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