WUwutwutwat·Jun 8, 2026
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https://github.com/darthsim/hivemind
https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind
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Process manager for Procfile-based applications and tmux
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9 sourcesI hadn't come across overmind before and searching turned up several very different projects.
I think the parent comment is referring to this one: https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind
In Ask HN: Best way to simultaneously run multiple projects locally?Helix, the editor? How would you pitch it?
Zellij looks powerful but also a bit too complex, following the "kitchen sink" school of design :-). No biggie but its name is too close to IntelliJ imho. What kind of workflow do you use with it?
I used tmux a bit back in the day, but these days I feel like good old tabs and app windows cover my needs. When I want to multiplex processes in a single window, I reach for Overmind. [1]
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1: https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind
In Steve's Jujutsu TutorialI recently wrote about Overmind (https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind), a drop in replacement for foreman.
If you've ever used Foreman or another local Procfile/process manager, I think you'll love Overmind.
It's basically a more customisable foreman that runs in tmux - which means you can do cool things like tmux into a process and attach a debugger (which is nearly impossible with foreman).
Hope you enjoy the article!
In Overmind, a better foreman or bin/dev for your ProcfileI run an app with a bunch of separate processes managed in a Procfile invoked by Overmind (https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind):
```
app-web: cd app && poetry run invoke server
app-vite: cd app && pnpm dev
app-storybook: cd app && pnpm story:dev
api: cd api && poetry run invoke server
docs: cd docs && npm run dev
marketing: cd marketing && source .env && npm run dev
```
Maybe it's my getting older, but I've found it _infuriating_ to remember which process is bound to 3003 vs 3002 vs 3001 and so on. Very grateful for this project so I can save myself a couple seconds of frustration every day — t/y OP for building it!
In Show HN: Localias, securely manage local devserver aliasesHave you seen overmind?
https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind
In Scaling Mastodon with systemd template unitsFYI: Your link for Overmind is to the wrong project. The process manager is https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind
The article currently links to a deprecated Angular.js project with the same name (https://github.com/geddski/overmind)
In How Fly.io and Tailscale Saved NotadoLooks pretty cool! I've recently become a fan of Overmind (https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind), which does something similar. I like the GUI of exo, though, so I may give it a shot sometime as well.
In Show HN: Procfile runner with interactive log viewer GUII am currently using the following combination:
- https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind for running whatever is needed inside a project which has multiple things (like rails and webpacker). It is great because it uses tmux.
- A custom file (.dev-start) I put in my parent folder /project which describes what to execute in child folders (like /project/fe and /project/backend). Possible what this files does could be done with overmind but this is a setup I had before discovering overmind
- A bashrc script (a combination of bash script and bash aliases) which is executed on “cd” command and searches for .dev-start and if exists will execute. In the same script I also search for .browser-wip which is just a simple file with all the URLs I think I need to be open in browser while working on current project. If this file exists then it will open
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