pull command allows you to easily bring your assets: db, files, and code from your hosting environment
down to your local environment without manually running through the steps.
To interact with Acquia through Drush, the SECRET_ACAPI_EMAIL and
SECRET_ACAPI_KEY are required. Additionally, access to the Acquia Cloud API
is required. If access is not allowed, fallback to using the Drush method.
More information on working with Docksal with Acquia Drush.
Interacting with Pantheon requires that the SECRET_TERMINUS_TOKEN
is set. More information on generating tokens
can be found in Pantheon’s documentation.
More information on working with Docksal with Pantheon.
Interacting with Platform.sh requires that the SECRET_PLATFORMSH_CLI_TOKEN
is set. For more information on creating CLI tokens
for use with the Platform.sh CLI tool, consult with Platform’s documentation.
More information on working with Docksal with Platform.sh.
An alias must be set up within the project and recognized when running the fin drush sa command to use
the Drush provider integration. An example of a site alias file for Drush 8
and Drush 9 can be
found within the Drush project.
An example of what remote.site.yml would look like:
dev:
host: 1.1.1.1
paths:
dump-dir: /home/remote-user/backup/
root: /var/www/drupal8/docroot
uri: example.com
user: remote-user
The following is an example of example.aliases.drushrc.php:
<?php
$aliases['dev'] = array(
'remote-host' => 'server.domain.com',
'remote-user' => 'www-admin',
'root' => '/other/path/to/drupal',
'uri' => 'http://example.com',
);
To use the WP-CLI provider integration, an alias must be set up within the project. For instructions
on setting up a wp-cli.yml file or a config file, consult the WordPress WP-CLI Config Documentation.
Example of what wp-cli.yml would look like:
@remote:
ssh: ssh-user@1.1.1.1/var/www/wordpress/docroot
url: http://example.com
More information on working with Docksal and WP-CLI.
If you are not using an initializing process for a specific provider and are
starting from an already existing project, you can take advantage of
the fin pull command by setting the HOSTING_PLATFORM and
HOSTING_SITE variables within the project’s .docksal/docksal.env
file.
fin config set HOSTING_PLATFORM=[provider]
fin config set HOSTING_SITE="[remote name]"
# WordPress is the only provider that doesn't need to use this.
fin config set HOSTING_ENV="[remote env]"
If you are starting from scratch, the following command can be used to pull code and start the project locally:
fin pull init \
--hosting-platform=<platform> \
--hosting-site=<site> \
--hosting-env=<env> \
<directory_name>
Additionally, the --hosting-env option can be used to specify exactly
which environment on Acquia Cloud that should be used. If it isn’t used,
the dev environment is used by default.
Drupal and WordPress Providers are supported but require a GIT URL that can be cloned.
fin pull init \
--hosting-platform=drush \
--hosting-site="example" \
my_new_site \
https://github.com/docksal/drupal8.git
Pulling code utilizes the project’s existing git remotes and allows for the project to pull in the latest code from the remote.
To pull code use the argument code. This will default to pulling origin
and then pulling the current branch. If a different branch or remote is required,
those can be specified using the flags --sync-git-remote and --sync-git-branch.
Example
# Default Pull From Origin and current branch.
fin pull code
# Pull from the production remote.
fin pull code --sync-git-remote=production
# Pull the dev branch.
fin pull code --sync-git-branch=dev
# Pull from the github remote and the rc branch.
fin pull code --sync-git-remote=github --sync-git-branch=rc
--sync-git-remote The GIT Remote to pull from. (Defaults to origin)
--sync-git-branch The GIT Branch to pull from. (Defaults to current branch)
To pull a database from the remote, run the pull db command. When
pulling the database, it stays cached within your cli container for a
period of one (1) hour. If at any point this needs to be updated, use
the --force option as this will bypass the database and reimport.
fin pull db
When pulling there are some additional options that can be used for importing the data.
--db-user=<user> Specify the DB User (Defaults to root)
--db-pass=<pass> Specify the DB Password (Defaults to root)
--db-name=<dbname> Specify the DB Name to import into. (Defaults to default)
--force Force a new database file to be pulled
--remote-db=<remote_db> Specify the remote DB name to pull. (Used with Acquia)
Acquia has the ability to host a Drupal multi-site which allow
multiple databases within the Acquia cloud that can be accessed. A
database can be pulled down using the --remote-db option where the
remote db is the database within the site’s dashboard.
Pulling down the files from an environment can sometimes be a lengthy process, especially
if you only want new files or updated files. Using the rsync command can help you with
that process, but trying to remember the rsync command and options you need for
the files to pull specifically can be challenging.
fin pull files
Additional options can be used to help rsync the files locally.
--rsync-options=<options> Rsync Options to append.
--files-dir=<dir> Directory to sync files with.
Default Drupal: {DOCROOT}/sites/default/files/
Wordpress Default: {DOCROOT}/wp-content/uploads/
Due to limitations with WP-CLI, file syncing is not supported for wordpress
at this time. Please check back later as we are working on this feature.
When no options are provided, fin pull will run through all items
(code, db, and files) and pull from the provided hosting environment.
All of the arguments will be passed through to the appropriate assets.
fin pull
For more information on the pull command, including arguments and options,
use the help command to get more details.
fin help pull