Realize is a developer workflow orchestrator that monitors the filesystem for changes and automatically restarts applications, runs build scripts, and executes custom commands in response. It coordinates sequential command pipelines across setup, start, and cleanup phases, managing process lifecycles for multiple projects from a single declarative YAML configuration file.
The tool distinguishes itself by combining file-change-triggered automation with multi-project process management, allowing several independent projects to be watched and coordinated concurrently. It supports environment variable injection per project, path and pattern-based event filtering to restrict monitoring scope, and stream-based log redirection that captures stdout and stderr to external files for persistent review. A project initialization wizard guides users through creating a tailored configuration file for their workflow.
Realize also provides Docker Compose workflow orchestration for managing multi-container development environments, and enables custom command execution before or after file changes to extend the build pipeline. The tool exports build errors, console output, and warnings to log files for later debugging.
