rx is a command-line tool that makes it easy to create, use, and share development environments. It integrates with whatever tools you're currently using and gives you a long-running VM in the cloud that is kept in sync with your local machine.
Check out our blog post
on why we built rx.
Install via pip:
pip install run-rx
In the directory containing your project (often your git root), run:
rx init
This will prompt you to log in (or create an account) and allocate a machine in the cloud for you to use. Then it will copy your project from your local machine to the cloud instance and install any dependencies that your project needs.
It may take several minutes to allocate a machine, copy your source code, and install packages (depending on your project).
Once rx finishes initializing, you can run any command on your remote worker by prefixing it with "rx":
rx python my-script.py
rx ps ax
rx 'echo $PATH > my-path.txt'
Check out the getting-started section for more examples.
When you run rx it takes care of a bunch of cloud setup tasks on your behalf:
- It creates a private hosted environment for your project in the cloud.
- It copies your source code into that environment.
- It installs any dependencies your project needs.
Then, every time you run a command, it automatically syncs local changes to your cloud instance and syncs outputs back to your local machine. rx hosts your environment on our own cloud instances, so you never have to worry about setup or teardown.
Check out the getting started guide to start using rx in less than five minutes.
Note: the rx binary is a thin client and does not run commands on your local
machine: it sends them to your cloud instance and runs them there.
We'd love to hear what you think of rx and how you're using it! Please let us know by emailing [email protected] or filing an issue on GitHub!
Feel free to file an issue or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions or problems.
Run tests with:
pip install -r requirements_dev.txt
python run_tests.py