Command Comparer

Flisk vs Docker Compose and Tilt

Flisk generates a Compose file and a Tiltfile and runs them for you.

Task Flisk Local dev stack Docker Compose Local containers Tilt Live-update loop
Scaffold a service
flisk resource api --type backend
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Scaffold a service
Different job, closest command.
docker init

Writes Dockerfile and compose.yaml for a project, not one service.

↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Scaffold a service
No equivalent

Define resources in the Tiltfile by hand.

↗︎ Source for Tilt: Scaffold a service
Start everything
flisk up
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Start everything
docker compose up
↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Start everything
tilt up
↗︎ Source for Tilt: Start everything
Live reload on change
flisk up

Generated Tilt live_update

↗︎ Source for Flisk: Live reload on change
docker compose up --watch

Needs develop.watch rules in compose.yaml.

↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Live reload on change
tilt up

live_update in the Tiltfile syncs files without a rebuild.

↗︎ Source for Tilt: Live reload on change
Start one service or stack
flisk up --only api
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Start one service or stack
docker compose up api

Also starts linked services.

↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Start one service or stack
tilt up api

Also starts its resource_deps.

↗︎ Source for Tilt: Start one service or stack
Wait until healthy
flisk up

dependsOn waits for /health

↗︎ Source for Flisk: Wait until healthy
docker compose up --wait

Implies detached mode.

↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Wait until healthy
tilt wait --for=condition=Ready "uiresource/api"

Experimental. Blocks until the resource is Ready.

↗︎ Source for Tilt: Wait until healthy
See what is running
flisk status
↗︎ Source for Flisk: See what is running
docker compose ps
↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: See what is running
tilt get uiresources
↗︎ Source for Tilt: See what is running
Read one service's logs
flisk logs -s api
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Read one service's logs
docker compose logs -f api
↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Read one service's logs
tilt logs -f api
↗︎ Source for Tilt: Read one service's logs
Restart one service
flisk restart api
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Restart one service
docker compose restart api

Does not apply compose file changes.

↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Restart one service
tilt trigger api

Triggers an update; may rebuild the resource.

↗︎ Source for Tilt: Restart one service
Run a command in a service
No equivalent
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Run a command in a service
docker compose exec api sh
↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Run a command in a service
Different job, closest command.
tilt alpha shell api

Alpha. Opens a shell only, in a Kubernetes pod.

↗︎ Source for Tilt: Run a command in a service
Show service URLs
flisk networks
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Show service URLs
Different job, closest command.
docker compose port api 80

Prints the public port for one mapping, not a URL.

↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Show service URLs
No equivalent

Links are set in the Tiltfile and shown in the UI.

↗︎ Source for Tilt: Show service URLs
Check the config
flisk config verify
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Check the config
docker compose config -q
↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Check the config
Different job, closest command.
tilt alpha tiltfile-result

Alpha. Runs the Tiltfile and prints the result as JSON.

↗︎ Source for Tilt: Check the config
Stop
flisk down
↗︎ Source for Flisk: Stop
docker compose down
↗︎ Source for Docker Compose: Stop
tilt down
↗︎ Source for Tilt: Stop