Rig blog Field notes from Rig — the Mac app for local development. https://userig.app/blog 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z Rich Harringtonhelp@userig.app Docker Desktop vs Rig for local stacks https://userig.app/blog/docker-desktop-vs-rig-local-stacks 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z Containers are great when you need them. Most studio stacks are processes. Pick the tool that matches the shape. Stop the share when the call ends https://userig.app/blog/stop-the-share-when-the-call-ends 2026-09-14T00:00:00Z Live Links are opt-in and never auto-start. Ending the call without ending the share is how previews linger. Env profiles: client vs personal https://userig.app/blog/env-profiles-client-vs-personal 2026-09-13T00:00:00Z Fill from .env.example, switch profiles, keep client keys off the personal laptop by habit — not by hope. Local HTTPS without the cert dance https://userig.app/blog/local-https-without-the-cert-dance 2026-09-12T00:00:00Z Managed local services can get HTTPS without you becoming a part-time PKI operator. The tray as a quiet control plane https://userig.app/blog/tray-as-quiet-control-plane 2026-09-11T00:00:00Z Menu bar modes exist so you can start/stop without opening the full window. Quiet is a feature. GitHub connect without folklore https://userig.app/blog/github-connect-without-folklore 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z A real token, real validation, and clear errors — not a mock Connect button that pretends you are linked. Crash diagnose in one bundle https://userig.app/blog/crash-diagnose-one-bundle 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z When Rig or a project falls over, a redacted diagnostics bundle beats a screenshot of a stack trace. Team seats without a devops hire https://userig.app/blog/team-seats-without-a-devops-hire 2026-09-08T00:00:00Z Shared catalog, devices, and seats are enough for a studio. You do not need Kubernetes to start Vite on the other Mac. Why Live Link expires https://userig.app/blog/why-live-link-expires 2026-09-07T00:00:00Z Client previews should die when the call ends. Expiration and view limits are product features, not nagware. Appearance that survives another Mac https://userig.app/blog/appearance-that-survives-another-mac 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z Density, tray modes, and ports-on-cards should follow you when Continuity syncs prefs — not reset every Teleport. Procfile plus sidecars on one board https://userig.app/blog/procfile-plus-sidecars 2026-09-05T00:00:00Z A Procfile starts the main cast. Rig also keeps Vite, queue workers, and managed databases in the same ordered group. Reclaim a port from the board https://userig.app/blog/reclaim-a-port-from-the-board 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z When :3000 is taken, Rig shows which process owns it. Reclaim without another lsof archaeology session. Support vs community forum https://userig.app/blog/support-vs-community-forum 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Public tips belong on the forum. Account, billing, and secrets belong in Support. Mixing them wastes everyone's time. Cloud status page — your Mac is still fine https://userig.app/blog/status-page-mac-still-fine 2026-09-02T00:00:00Z When userig.app has a blip, local projects keep running. The status page is about cloud, not your board. What Rig does not replace https://userig.app/blog/what-rig-does-not-replace 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Not your IDE. Not Herd. Not Docker. Not git. Rig is the control plane around the tools you already chose. Project-scoped MCP tokens https://userig.app/blog/project-scoped-mcp-tokens 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z Hub-wide tokens are convenient. Project tokens are what you hand an agent that should not see the whole fleet. The Continuity recovery key ritual https://userig.app/blog/continuity-recovery-key-ritual 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z Encrypted Continuity backups are useless without the key. Treat the key like a vault item, not a Slack paste. Health checks that are not just curl https://userig.app/blog/health-checks-that-are-not-just-curl 2026-08-29T00:00:00Z A green board means the process stayed up and answered. A curl in a sticky note means you remembered to run it. Groups vs presets — which one you want https://userig.app/blog/groups-vs-presets 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z Groups are the morning stack. Presets are the reusable start shape. Mixing the words is how settings pages get scary. WordPress local without Local WP drama https://userig.app/blog/wordpress-local-without-local-wp 2026-08-27T00:00:00Z Rig can stand up a PHP built-in server with pretty permalinks for WordPress folders — without adopting another stack product. Valet sites open from the board https://userig.app/blog/valet-sites-open-from-the-board 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z When Rig detects Valet linkage, Open site hits the *.test URL. Herd/Valet stay the runtime; Rig stays the board. Mesh wake vs leaving the studio Mac on https://userig.app/blog/mesh-wake-vs-leaving-the-mac-on 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z Burning watts overnight is a habit. Wake-on-mesh is the other option when the Mac at home is asleep. Soft Free quotas during beta — what they mean https://userig.app/blog/soft-free-quotas-during-beta 2026-08-24T00:00:00Z Devices, seats, and orgs have soft caps while Rig is free. They exist so the fleet stays usable, not to surprise-charge you. Ask Cursor to restart — without kill -9 https://userig.app/blog/cursor-restart-without-kill-dash-nine 2026-08-23T00:00:00Z Pasting shell into chat is how you nuke the wrong pid. Scoped MCP restart is the boring alternative. When to stay local-only on purpose https://userig.app/blog/when-to-stay-local-only 2026-08-22T00:00:00Z Cloud sync is optional. Some studios should never turn it on — and that is a feature, not a gap.