save and resurrect

Write the list of apps that should run, and start them again.

save

oxidepm save
oxidepm save --force

save writes saved.json from the apps that should be running. It is refused when that would replace a file that lists apps with an empty list (E_SAVE_WOULD_EMPTY), unless you pass --force. The file is written atomically, with mode 0600, and carries a version number. A file from an older release is refused: run save again.

The markers protected and ai_control are saved too, so delete all followed by resurrect brings an app back with the markers it had.

resurrect

oxidepm resurrect

resurrect starts the apps that should be running and are not up. An app you stopped stays stopped. It also adds apps from saved.json that were deleted since. Apps start the way a config file starts them: in dependency order, with their own result each.

At boot

Survive a reboot shows how to start the daemon at boot with oxidepm startup.

Both commands are dangerous requests: an AI actor cannot make them. Both take [--dry-run](/docs/commands/dry-run/).