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Process manager for Procfile-based applications

5 starsRust

Procman, a TUI for run Procfile based app locally

by achayala·Jun 24, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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●MidShip ItCozy

Rust TUI for Procfiles with VT100 emulation, but Overmind already handles this via tmux.

Strengths
  • •Full VT100 terminal emulation allows debugger interaction directly inside the dashboard.
  • •Grid and fullscreen layouts offer flexible log monitoring without tmux dependencies.
  • •Written in Rust for single-binary distribution and fast performance.
Weaknesses
  • •Only six commits suggests early stage; lacks maturity compared to Overmind.
  • •Solves a problem already addressed by many established tools like Foreman.
Target Audience

Backend developers, Rails developers, DevOps engineers using Procfiles

Similar To

Overmind · Foreman · Honcho

Post Description

Hello, I wanted to share this small cli tool I made for run Procfile apps (Rails apps in my case). This is an alternative to Foreman or overmind but in TUI version. Take a look, any feedback is welcome. Thanks.

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