Health-aware start order

Idea

If start hangs

See also

Why Rig boots dependencies before your app.

Services that expose health (or managed DBs) can gate later processes so the API doesn’t boot before Postgres is ready.

Check the Attention board and database containers first — a blocked health check stalls the chain.

• Processes table
• Project groups
• Managed Postgres and Redis

Health-aware start order Why Rig boots dependencies before your app. health startup Idea If start hangs

Related guides

• Processes table
• Project groups
• Managed Postgres and Redis

This article is part of the Rig knowledge base at userig.app/docs. Rig is a local-first Mac app that runs, watches, and restarts development processes with unified logs, ports, and a scoped MCP hub for AI coding agents. Your source code stays on your Mac.

https://userig.app/docs/start-order-health