Service Management

SkyCore provides commands to manage Docker services that control your drone.

Available Commands

up

The up command starts Docker services that are listed in the configuration file.

skycore up

How it works:

Reads the services entry from /home/skycore/skycore.conf
Starts only the services that were specified during activation
Provides output confirming which services were started

This command is useful after a reboot or if the services were stopped.

down

The down command stops all Docker services.

skycore down

This completely shuts down all running containers and releases resources.

Examples

Typical workflow:

# Activate with specific services
sudo skycore activate --token 1234567890 --services drone-mavros,mavproxy

# Later, after a reboot
skycore up  # Starts only drone-mavros and mavproxy

# When finished
skycore down  # Stops all services

Configuration File

The skycore.conf file stores your activation settings and looks like this:

activated: true
token: 1234567890
services: drone-mavros,mavproxy
activation_date: 2025-04-10 12:05:34

To modify which services start with the up command, you can:

Edit this file manually to change the services line
Rerun activation with different service selections

Troubleshooting

Common issues:

Permission Denied: Ensure your user is in the docker group or use sudo
Missing Configuration File: Run skycore activate first to create the configuration
No Services Started: Check that services are correctly listed in skycore.conf