# Agent

## Usage  <a href="#usage" id="usage"></a>

ALM-agent is a very simple and easy-to-use tool. It can be used like a CLI (not a Daemon).

Executing ALM-agent will start the containers, the code will be deployed, and the command will be terminated.

To view a list of the available options and commands at any time, just run `alm-agent` with `--help, -h` arguments:

```bash
$ alm-agent --help
NAME:
   alm-agent

USAGE:
   alm-agent [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

VERSION:
   v0.3.1504270893

COMMANDS:
     register  initialize alm-agent and start containers
     ensure    start or update containers
     stop      stop active container
     noop      run without container actions.
     help, h   Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --autoupdate, -U                  auto update before run
   --disablereport, -N               Do not send crash report to rollbar.
   --provider Provider, -P Provider  set Provider (default: "aws")
   --verbose, -V                     show debug logs
   --help, -h                        show help
   --version, -v                     print the version
```

## Global Options  <a href="#global-options" id="global-options"></a>

* *--autoupdate,  -U*   Before running, ALM-agent checks the new version and updates the agent itself  if there is a new version. (self-update)&#x20;
* *--disablereport, -N*  We are using rollbar for error monitoring. If you do not want to send crash report to rollbar,   use this option.&#x20;
* *--provider Provider, -P Provider*  set Provider (default: "aws", available providers: "aws", "alicloud", "k5", "localtest")&#x20;
* *--verbose, -V*  show debug logs&#x20;
* *--help, -h*  show help&#x20;
* *--version, -v*  print the version