Start & Build daytonaio/daytona Codebase

Building and Starting the Daytona Project

This document provides a step-by-step guide to building and starting the Daytona project.

Prerequisites:

Go installed and configured.
Docker installed and running.

Building the project:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/daytonaio/daytona.git
cd daytona

Build the project:
```
go build -o daytona ./cmd/daytona
```
This command will build the Daytona executable and place it in the current directory. The -o daytona flag sets the output filename to daytona.

Running Tests:

Build the project with test constraints:
```
go build -tags testing -o daytona ./cmd/daytona
```
The -tags testing flag enables the build constraint for testing, ensuring that the tests are compiled into the executable.
Run the tests:
```
./daytona test
```
This will run the tests included in the project.

Starting the Daytona Server:

Run the server in daemon mode:
```
./daytona server start
```
This command starts the Daytona server in the background as a daemon.

Creating a workspace:

Create a new workspace:
```
./daytona create [REPOSITORY_URL]
```
Replace [REPOSITORY_URL] with the URL of the Git repository you want to use for your workspace.

Starting a workspace:

Start the workspace:
```
./daytona start [WORKSPACE]
```
Replace [WORKSPACE] with the name of the workspace you want to start.

Example using a custom image:

Create a workspace using a custom image:
```
./daytona create [REPOSITORY_URL] --custom-image [CUSTOM_IMAGE] --custom-image-user [CUSTOM_IMAGE_USER]
```
Replace [CUSTOM_IMAGE] with the custom image name and [CUSTOM_IMAGE_USER] with the custom image user.

Example using a devcontainer builder:

Create a workspace using a devcontainer builder:
```
./daytona create [REPOSITORY_URL] --devcontainer-path [DEVCONTAINER_PATH]
```
Replace [DEVCONTAINER_PATH] with the path to the devcontainer configuration file.

Note: These commands are provided as examples, and you can refer to the documentation for more options and customization possibilities.

Further Documentation:

This documentation provides an overview of building and starting the Daytona project. For more detailed information and advanced usage, please refer to the project’s documentation.