local-dev-stack

name	local-dev-stack
description	Use when you need to hit the running local stack (API, gateful, dashboard, indexer) to test or verify a change. Covers scripts/dev.sh, hot reload, and the ports each service listens on.

Local Dev Stack

The local stack is started with scripts/dev.sh (usually already running — check the ports before starting your own). All services hot-reload on file save — after editing source you do NOT need to restart; just re-hit the endpoint.

Start it

./scripts/dev.sh <dao>              # e.g. tornado, uniswap, gitcoin, scroll, shutter, compound
./scripts/dev.sh <dao> --indexer    # also run the indexer for that DAO
./scripts/dev.sh <dao> --debug-api  # wait for API from IDE debugger instead of spawning it
./scripts/dev.sh                    # no DAO → API skipped, uses DAO_API_* from .env

Railway env (per service)

By default all services run locally (env from .env). Opt into railway run -e dev env injection per service:

Flag	API	Gateful
(none)	local	local
--rw-api	railway	local
--rw-gateful	local	railway
--rw	railway	railway

--rw-api falls back to .env if the Railway service isn't found. Relayer and Address Enrichment always use railway run when available.

On startup it kills anything already on the ports below, so a second run replaces the first.

Ports

Service	Port	URL	Notes
API	42069	http://localhost:42069	only when a <dao> is passed
Indexer	42070	http://localhost:42070	only with --indexer
Gateful (gateway)	4001	http://localhost:4001	always
Dashboard	3000	http://localhost:3000	always
Address Enrichment	3001	http://localhost:3001	optional, skipped if no Railway svc
Relayer (ENS)	3002	http://localhost:3002	ENS only
User API	4003	http://localhost:4003	optional

Client SDK codegen runs in watch mode (no port) and regenerates on API/gateful changes.

Testing tips

• Test the API directly at http://localhost:42069 — OpenAPI/REST.
• Test the aggregated surface through gateful at http://localhost:4001.
• The DAO is identified by short id in env: DAO_API_<UPPER_ID> (e.g. DAO_API_TORN, DAO_API_UNI). dev.sh exports these automatically.
• When the API restarts, a watchdog touches apps/gateful/src/_dev-reload.ts so gateful reloads and re-points at the recovered API.

Stop everything with Ctrl+C (dev.sh traps it and kills the whole process group).