installing-taubyte-tooling
Installing Taubyte Tooling
When to use
- First-time machine setup for
tau/dream tau --version/dream --helpfailsdocker infofails ordockeris missingnpm i -g @taubyte/cliwas attempted but didn't produce a workingtau- A new shell session and you don't know whether the toolchain is in place
- Hard gate before every other Taubyte skill (run this first if anything below seems off)
Hard stop conditions
| Situation | Action |
|---|---|
| Node missing AND can't be installed from this environment | Stop; give OS-specific install instructions; do not run npm i -g until node/npm work. |
| Docker CLI missing AND daemon can't be started | Stop before Dream / dream inject / any container-backed flow. |
tau or dream still broken after install attempts |
Stop; record what was tried and the failure output. |
GitHub-backed work needed but no tau profile |
Stop; defer to authenticating-taubyte-cli. |
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Verifies a Taubyte Go function locally via the `taubyte/go-wasi` Docker recipe (preferred over `tau build`, with tmpfs+bind-mount-ro to avoid root-owned artifacts in the source tree), and verifies a function actually serves on Dream by curling the gateway with the right `Host:` header (plus `/etc/hosts` mapping for `*.localtau`). Use when locally compiling a Go function to WASM, when smoke-testing a function before pushing, or when probing a Dream-hosted HTTP function from the laptop.
13creating-taubyte-resources
Creates Taubyte resources non-interactively via `tau new` for domain, website, library, function, application, database, storage, messaging, and service. Encodes the project-vs-application scope rule, the database `min < max` constraint, the website/library `--generate-repository` + import sequence, and the forbidden `--generated-fqdn-prefix` flag. Use when adding any resource to a Taubyte project's config repo.
13diagnosing-dream-builds
Diagnoses Dream local-cloud builds when `tau list/query builds` is empty or unreliable, by hitting the jobs HTTP endpoint directly (`GET /jobs/<project_id>`, `GET /job/<job_id>`) using the GitHub token from `~/tau.yaml`, then downloading logs with `tau query logs --jid`. Use when Dream builds appear silent, the build table is empty after `dream inject`, or you need raw job ids and logs for a failing build.
12pushing-taubyte-projects
Pushes Taubyte project changes via `tau push` — `tau push project [--config-only|--code-only]`, `tau push website <name>`, and `tau push library <name>` — with the rule that `--message` is required when `--defaults` is set, and the push-config-before-code ordering for resource-dependent changes. Also explains the `tau pull` "already up-to-date" non-zero-exit quirk. Use when pushing local changes to GitHub through `tau` (instead of raw `git push`), or when triggering remote-cloud webhooks / Dream injects after edits.
12starting-dream-locally
Starts a Dream local Taubyte cloud (multiverse) using either the newer `dream start` workflow or the older `dream new multiverse` workflow, and explains the default universe naming (`default` for `dream start`, `blackhole` for `dream new multiverse`). Use when bringing up, restarting, or daemonizing a local Dream cloud, or when `dream --help` shows a different shape than expected.
12understanding-taubyte-architecture
Explains the Taubyte mental model — `tau` CLI vs `dream` local cloud, remote-vs-local cloud types, GitHub as the single source of truth, and the config/code/website/library repo layout that drives builds. Use when the user asks how Taubyte fits together, why pushes don't show up, what repos are needed, or whether to use Dream or a remote cloud.
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