nself restart
nself restart — ɳSelf documentation.
Smart restart with config change detection.
Synopsis
nself restart [SERVICES...] [flags]Description
nself restart restarts the ɳSelf stack with intelligent change detection. In the default smart mode, it compares .env and docker-compose.yml modification times against container start times. Only services whose configuration has changed are rebuilt and restarted, services with no config changes get a quick docker compose restart instead of a full rebuild.
For a full stop-and-start cycle (e.g., after major config changes or to clear runtime state), use --all. This performs a complete nself stop followed by nself start.
You can restart a single service by passing its name as a positional argument. This is useful for recovering an unhealthy container without disrupting the rest of the stack.
Flags
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--smart, -s | true | Detect changes, only restart affected services (default) |
--all, -a | false | Full restart: stop all + start all |
--skip-build | false | Skip image rebuild |
--no-build | false | Alias for --skip-build |
--verbose, -v | false | Detailed output |
--help, -h | none | Show help |
Examples
# Smart restart, only rebuilds what changed
nself restart
# Restart a single service
nself restart postgres
# Full stop + start cycle
nself restart --all
# Restart without rebuilding images
nself restart --no-build
# Restart multiple specific services
nself restart hasura auth