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The command palette

Open the command palette with Cmd+K to search servers, apps, and settings, jump straight into a resource, and run common actions without hunting through menus.

The command palette

The command palette is the fastest way to get anywhere and do anything in strackt. Press Cmd+K (on a Mac) or Ctrl+K (on Windows or Linux) from any page, start typing, and you can jump to a server or app, open a settings page, or run a common action β€” all without reaching for the mouse.

There's also a search button in the top bar if you'd rather click than use the keyboard.

Find anything

Open the palette and start typing. Results filter live across everything you can reach:

  • Servers β€” search by name, IP address, or hosting provider. Each result shows how many apps it runs and its current status at a glance.
  • Applications β€” search by name, repository, or the server they run on. Each result shows whether the app is running.
  • Settings β€” search by what you want to change, not just the page name. Typing "password" finds your security settings; "api key" finds your tokens; "invoice" finds billing.

Press Enter to open whatever's highlighted.

Jump into a server or app

Selecting a server or application doesn't just open it β€” it drops you one level deeper, into that resource's own menu. From there you can jump straight to any of its sections (overview, deployments, logs, metrics, checkpoints, settings) or run an action on it.

Press Esc to step back up one level, or again to close the palette.

Actions you can run on a server

These appear when they apply to the server you're in:

  • Apply configuration β€” when the server has pending changes waiting to go live, with a count of what's pending.
  • Copy SSH command β€” copies a ready-to-paste connection command to your clipboard.
  • Check health β€” runs a fresh health check.
  • Save checkpoint β€” takes a restore point you can roll back to later. See Backups and checkpoints.

Actions you can run on an app

  • Deploy β€” opens the deploy dialog. If the app isn't ready to deploy yet, it tells you why and links you straight to the setting that needs fixing.
  • Roll back β€” returns a zero-downtime app to its previous release. Available once the app has at least two successful deploys behind it.

Do things fast with verbs

If you already know the action you want, just type it. The palette recognizes a few action words and filters straight to the matching resources:

| Type… | …and you get | |-------|--------------| | deploy | Your deployable apps, ready to deploy | | rollback | Apps you can roll back | | ssh | Your online servers, ready to copy an SSH command | | checkpoint | Servers where you can save a restore point | | invite | Invite a teammate |

Action words work from the top level of the palette β€” start typing one before you've drilled into anything.

Quick commands

A few commands are always one keystroke away, whatever you're looking at:

  • What's new β€” opens the changelog (with a badge when there's something unread).
  • Add a new server β€” starts connecting a server. See Connect a server.
  • Invite a teammate β€” opens the invite dialog.

Keyboard reference

| Key | What it does | |-----|--------------| | Cmd+K / Ctrl+K | Open the command palette | | Type | Filter across servers, apps, settings, and actions | | Enter | Open the highlighted result or run its action | | Esc | Step back one level, or close the palette |

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