Add Spin to an Existing Project

Adding Spin to an existing project is easy. Everything works through the spin init command, we'll ask you a few questions, then you'll be on your way to shipping a 100% replicated application.

Install Spin

We have a number of ways to install Spin. Pick any one.

Moving forward, this guide assumes you configured spin as an alias or installed it locally on your machine.

Initialize Spin

Run this command in the root of your project:

Initialize Spin

spin init

The wizard will ask you some questions and then you'll be on your way to shipping your application.

Spin will not overwrite any files. It will only create files that don't exist. If you already have a Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml file, etc., it is recommended to make a new branch, delete those files, then run spin init.