machinery is a command-line tool to operate on a whole cluster of Docker Machine virtual machines. machinery uses a YAML definition of the whole cluster to create machines, bring them up or down, or remove them at will. In addition, machinery provides Docker Swarm and Compose integration. It will automatically arrange for the created virtual machines to join the swarm cluster, generate the token as needed or even manage the life-cycle of several compose projects to be run on the cluster.
CENTRAL CONTROL
The YAML cluster definition file provides a clear view of all involved machines, but also their properties, location, images, core components, etc.
EASY VOCABULARY
Machinery provides a few, easy to remember, sub-commands to manage the machines in the cluster: with a few up, restart, destroy, swarm, your whole cluster will be up and running and dimensioned to your needs.
SWARM
Machinery makes it easy to associate labels to your machine and to use them to start components where you want. It also provides sub-commands to start few or many components through swarm.
machinery provides you with an at-a-glance view of your whole cluster, from all the (virtual) machines that build it up, to all the components that should be run, and on which machine(s).
Machinery is open source under a liberal license, you are free to use it in your projects without restrictions.
The documentation provides both a quick tour and a complete description of all features.
Soon, this site will contain a number of examples and guides for a better understanding of machinery.
Machinery is coded in a scripting language to ease understanding but also quickly patch problems when they occur.