Re:Show HN: Conductor, a Mac app that lets you run a bunch o...
by js2 on Sunday July 20, 2025 @06:52PM
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Could you group the main repo and its worktrees under a common parent directory that contains your .env.development.local?
Re:Show HN: Conductor, a Mac app that lets you run a bunch o...
by pjm331 on Monday July 21, 2025 @12:33AM
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Ah that’s a good idea I’ll have to try that out
Re:Show HN: Conductor, a Mac app that lets you run a bunch o...
by Charlieholtz on Sunday July 20, 2025 @07:43PM
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Sorry about that! We’re working on making this more intuitive.
Internally our workflow looks like this: - we have a script that sets up a repo — copies env variables, runs pnpm i, inits a db, etc - we have a field in the repo settings called “setup script.” every time you make a new workspace, that script runs
Hopefully will be much improved over the next week or two!
Re:Show HN: Conductor, a Mac app that lets you run a bunch o...
by irskep on Monday July 21, 2025 @12:47AM
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I'm working on a little wrapper that solves this problem. I have similar needs with .env files, and in my case running 'uv sync' to install dependencies. I linked it elsewhere in this thread so I won't repeat the URL (autowt). It's definitely possible to make this workflow effective with some scripting.
Re:Show HN: Conductor, a Mac app that lets you run a bunch o...
by rafaelmn on Monday July 21, 2025 @07:38AM
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But that is also the selling point of worktrees - I have them for multiple features I am working on, I just spin up services that I need for each feature separately, like databases, etc. How else are you going to isolate migrations, configuration changes, etc.
So starting a new worktree requires additional setup and isn’t as simple as just checking out a new branch