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@dxos/cli-mdns
Advanced tools
MDNS CLI
Setup
Install / Upgrade
To install or upgrade a version of the mdns run:
dx mdns install
This will install globally the latest version of mdns. The default npmClient (npm) is configured in your config.yml as cli.npmClient.
You can also use
--npmClientparam to specify the desired client ('npm|yarn');
Start / Stop
To start the service:
dx mdns start --daemon --hostnames <MDNS_NAMES> --interfaces <INTERFACES>
Then to stop:
dx mdns stop
FAQs
DXOS MDNS CLI
The npm package @dxos/cli-mdns receives a total of 0 weekly downloads. As such, @dxos/cli-mdns popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @dxos/cli-mdns demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 12 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 12 Jul 2022
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