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  • Checking the Agent's Liveness and Health Info

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Agent Alive

Description

The bacalhau agent alive command provides information about the agent's liveness and health. This is essential for monitoring and ensuring that the agent is active and functioning correctly.

Usage

bacalhau agent alive [flags]

Flags

  • -h, --help:

    • Description: Displays help information for the alive sub-command.

  • --output format:

    • Description: Determines the format in which the output is displayed. Available formats include JSON and YAML.

    • Options: json, yaml

    • Default: yaml

  • --pretty:

    • Description: Formats the output for enhanced readability. This flag is relevant only when using JSON or YAML output formats.

Global Flags

  • --api-host string:

    • Description: Specifies the host used for RESTful communication between the client and server. The flag is disregarded if the BACALHAU_API_HOST environment variable is set.

    • Default: bootstrap.production.bacalhau.org

  • --api-port int:

    • Description: Specifies the port for REST communication. If the BACALHAU_API_PORT environment variable is set, this flag will be ignored.

    • Default: 1234

  • --log-mode logging-mode:

    • Description: Sets the desired log format. Options are: default, station, json, combined, and event.

    • Default: default

  • --repo string:

    • Description: Defines the path to the bacalhau repository.

    • Default: ``$HOME/.bacalhau`

Examples

Checking the Agent's Liveness and Health Info

  1. Basic Usage:

    Command:

    → bacalhau agent alive

    Output:

    status: OK
  2. Output in JSON format:

    Command:

    → bacalhau agent alive --output json --pretty

    Output:

    {
      "Status": "OK"
    }
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