Aliases and list

An alias routes a name to a port aka did not start, such as a database UI or a server started by another tool:

aka alias db 5432             # https://db.localhost -> 127.0.0.1:5432
aka alias api 127.0.0.1:8080  # or a loopback address
aka alias                     # list aliases
aka alias rm db

Aliases are saved in ~/.aka/aliases.json and come back when the proxy restarts. A running app cannot take an alias's name, even with --force.

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aka list          # running apps and aliases
aka list --json   # for scripts

aka list --json prints an array with each route's url, hostname, port, pid, command, whether it is an alias, and when it started (since).