yarn test:integration:ephemeral:start

yarn test:integration:ephemeral:start executes yarn saasframe test:ephemeral.

This command boots an isolated environment and keeps it running until you stop it with Ctrl+C.

For short integration-development loops, prefer yarn test:integration:ephemeral:interactive so you can run many tests without repeated bootstrap.

Usage

# Preferred script
yarn test:integration:ephemeral:start

# Direct CLI command (alias form)
yarn saasframe test:ephemeral

# Direct CLI command (module/command form)
yarn saasframe test ephemeral

Options

Option	Description
--verbose	Shows detailed bootstrap/build logs.
--screenshots	Enables screenshot capture for Playwright sessions.
--no-screenshots	Disables screenshot capture for Playwright sessions.
--no-reuse-env	Forces a brand-new ephemeral environment instead of attaching to an existing one.

Examples

# Start ephemeral environment for manual QA
yarn test:integration:ephemeral:start

# Start with verbose setup logs
yarn saasframe test:ephemeral --verbose

# Always start a fresh instance on an isolated port
yarn saasframe test:ephemeral --no-reuse-env

Runtime Output

When ready, the command prints:

• The ephemeral base URL (for example http://127.0.0.1:<port>)
• QA login credentials: [email protected] / secret
• A reminder to use Ctrl+C to stop and clean up

The command also writes environment state to .ai/qa/ephemeral-env.json:

• baseUrl and port for reuse by tools/skills
• Default app port is 5001 when available
• File is cleared automatically when the environment stops

Requirements

• Node.js 24.x
• Docker runtime available (docker info must succeed)