Run commands on start workspace

[201flaviosilva]

Hey there ✋,

This is kinda a noob question, but when I start a workspace, the commands aren't running, they're just running when I run it for the first time, and I want every time I open the workspace to run all the commands.

My .gitpod.yml is currently like this:

tasks:
  - name: Install
    init: npm install
  - name: Start Server
    command: npm run server
  - name: Start Client
    command: npm run client
  - name: Start Test
    command: npm run test

My project: https://bitbucket.org/201flaviosilva/udemy-react-testing-library-sundaes-on-demand/

And I have other question, how do I just run all the other commands after the first one ("Install")?

(sorry if this wasn't the right place to ask this 😅)

[jeanp413]

Hi @201flaviosilva you need to use gp sync-await and gp sync-done, you can read more about it here
Right place for this questions would be our discord server
For reporting bugs or feature requests, you can create an issue in the Gitpod repo

[jeanp413]

command will run every time the workspace is open, I guess it was not working because you were not awaiting the init task, let me know if it doesn't work after using sync-await sync-done

[201flaviosilva]

No, neither does the installation run on start

[jeanp413]

This is working:

tasks:
  - name: Install
    init: |
      npm run install
      gp sync-done bundle
  
  - name: Start Server
    init: gp sync-await bundle
    command: npm run server

  - name: Start Client
    init: gp sync-await bundle
    command: npm run client

  - name: Start Test
    init: gp sync-await bundle
    command: npm run start:test

[201flaviosilva]

Hummmm, still not working for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xHq-4bg8_I
😅

[201flaviosilva]

I think I already solved it, I deleted the old workspace and created a new one again, and now it's working.

Thank you very much for all the help 😀