HTTP API - Towbar

Related reading: Container and health. context: . means the repository root. The source project, start command, and health endpoint must match the selected build mode.

Towbar manifest

.towbar/services/http-api.service.yml

id: http-api
name: HTTP API
deployment:
  type: dockerfile
  context: .
  dockerfile: Dockerfile
container:
  port: 3000
health:
  path: /health
environments:
  production:
    server: 192.0.2.10

Configure

Register and prepare the example server or servers, connect the repository, and map production to the branch containing these files.
Sync the repository, inspect the resolved configuration, deploy manually, and perform the verification below before enabling automation.

Verify

The process listens on the container interface and the path answers without login. For field constraints, see Service manifest.

Last modified on September 27, 2026