overmind

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cpicture\u003e\n    \u003csource media=\"(prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"logo-dark.svg\" /\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"logo.svg\" alt=\"Overmind\" /\u003e\n  \u003c/picture\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind/releases/latest\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Release\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/release/DarthSim/overmind.svg?style=for-the-badge\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind/actions\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"GH Build\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/DarthSim/overmind/build.yml?branch=master\u0026label=Build\u0026style=for-the-badge\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind/actions\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"GH Lint\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/DarthSim/overmind/lint.yml?branch=master\u0026label=Lint\u0026style=for-the-badge\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n---\n\nOvermind is a process manager for Procfile-based applications and [tmux](https://tmux.github.io/). With Overmind, you can easily run several processes from your `Procfile` in a single terminal.\n\nProcfile is a simple format to specify types of processes your application provides (such as web application server, background queue process, front-end builder) and commands to run those processes. It can significantly simplify process management for developers and is used by popular hosting platforms, such as Heroku and Deis. You can learn more about the `Procfile` format [here](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/procfile).\n\nThere are some good Procfile-based process management tools, including [foreman](https://github.com/ddollar/foreman) by David Dollar, which started it all. The problem with most of those tools is that processes you want to manage start to think they are logging their output into a file, and that can lead to all sorts of problems: severe lagging, and losing or breaking colored output. Tools can also add vanity information (unneeded timestamps in logs). Overmind was created to fix those problems once and for all.\n\nSee this article for a good intro and all the ",
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