8.3. Bootstrapper Lifecycle

How start.sh flows through env loading, migrations, manifest synthesis, track filtering, Kong generation, compose assembly, and launch logs.

1. Diagram

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2. Notes

Each stage gates the next; a failure in any stage before Compose must abort the run rather than report a partially launched stack. Env loading also applies the chained env-file migrations (bootstrapper/services/migrations/) before manifests are synthesized.

3. Source Files

• bootstrapper/start.py
• bootstrapper/core/docker_manager.py