Command line

Command line

Use HF Server from a terminal with the hostfog command, and connect HF Server to your HF Panel servers to share sites through them.

HF CLI, the hostfog command, does everything HF Server does from a terminal. It talks to the running app, and starts it when it isn't running.

Where: a terminal or command prompt

Install the command

System	How
Windows	the installer adds `hostfog.exe` to your PATH; open a new command prompt
Linux (.deb)	installed as `/usr/bin/hostfog`
Linux (.tar.gz)	`install.sh` links `~/.local/bin/hostfog`
macOS	run once: `sudo ln -sf "/Applications/HF Server.app/Contents/MacOS/hostfog-panel" /usr/local/bin/hostfog`

Run hostfog help for the full list. Add -y to skip "are you sure" questions.

Commands

Command	What it does
`hostfog status`	servers, ports and warnings, and new caught emails
`hostfog start [apache\|nginx\|mysql\|redis\|postgres]`	starts servers (Apache and MySQL when none is named)
`hostfog stop [...]` / `hostfog restart [...]`	stops or restarts servers
`hostfog sites`	your sites and their addresses
`hostfog new <kind> <name> [source]`	makes a new site; kinds: `blank`, `wordpress`, `laravel`, `symfony`, `codeigniter`, `cakephp`, `drupal`, `yii`, `slim`, `react`, `next`, `vue`, `svelte`, `astro`, `preact`, `vite`, `static`, `zip`, `git`
`hostfog open [site\|phpmyadmin\|htdocs\|logs]`	opens a site, phpMyAdmin or a folder
`hostfog share <site>`	shares a site through HF Tunnel and prints the link
`hostfog unshare <site>`	stops sharing
`hostfog db [list]`	lists databases
`hostfog db create\|drop\|backup <name>`	creates, deletes or backs up a database
`hostfog db import <name> <file.sql>`	imports a .sql file
`hostfog db tables <name>`	lists a database's tables
`hostfog db query <name> "SELECT …"`	runs a query
`hostfog mail [clear]`	lists caught emails, or deletes them all
`hostfog logs [apache-error\|apache-access\|php-error\|mysql-error\|panel] [--lines N] [-f]`	shows a log; `-f` follows it
`hostfog ssl`	trusts the local HTTPS certificate
`hostfog update [install]`	checks for (and installs) new versions
`hostfog uninstall [--keep-sites]`	removes HF Server's data and settings
`hostfog quit`	closes HF Server
`hostfog version`	prints the version

Example:

bash

hostfog new wordpress blog
hostfog share blog
hostfog db query blog "SELECT ID, post_title FROM wp_posts LIMIT 5"

Connect to an HF Panel server

HF Server can save your HF Panel servers (HF Sync), check that they are online, list their sites and databases, and share a local site through your own server's HF Tunnel instead of the free service.

Make an API token

On the HF Panel server, open Control Panel › Account › Password & security and make an API token. To share sites through the server, the token must be a Read & change token. Administrator and reseller tokens work too; then name the hosting account with --account.

Add the server

bash

hostfog servers add https://panel.example.com:8443 hf_xxxxxxxx --name myserver

Option	What it does
`--name N`	the name you use for the server in other commands
`--account A`	for administrator or reseller tokens: which hosting account to use

If the server's certificate is self-signed, the command shows its SHA-256 fingerprint and asks before trusting it. Check the fingerprint on the server first. A trusted fingerprint is pinned: the connection fails if the certificate changes.

Use the server

Command	What it does
`hostfog servers`	your saved servers and whether they are online
`hostfog servers sites <server>`	the server's sites (domain, address, PHP version) and databases
`hostfog share <site> --server <server> [--name <link>]`	shares the site at `https://<link>.<tunnel domain>` through that server
`hostfog servers remove <server>`	forgets the server

Sharing through your server makes (or reuses) a tunnel on your hosting account. HF Tunnel must be switched on on the server; see Tunnels on your own server.