# Loom | Spinner An environment management application for PHP developers. # Dev Notes **Argument priority:** - Those passed explicitly in the CLI commands - Any set within `{projectDirectory}/spinner.yaml` - Fall back to `/config/spinner.yaml` # Commands ## Command: `spin:up` Creates a new PHP development environment and mounts your project files. ### Arguments > #### Argument: name > > **Required?** ✅ > > The name of your Docker containers. Your containers will spin up with the name {name}-{service}-1 i.e. > > `spinner spin:up name=test path=/path` > > Results in containers named `test-php-1` and `test-nginx-1` > #### Argument: path > > **Required?** ✅ > > The **absolute path** on your system to the project you want to create containers for. ### Options > #### Option: --php > > **Required?** ❌ > > Defines the PHP version that your container will use. You can omit this flag and set the PHP version inside your > projects `spinner.yaml` file. Otherwise, will use the default value found in `config/spinner.yaml` > #### Option: --node > > **Required?** ❌ > > Set which version of Node to install in your container. Is ignored if the `--disable-node` flag is > passed, or if Node is disabled in your projects `spinner.yaml` file. Equivalent to setting `options.environment.node.version = x` > in your projects Spinner config. > #### Option: --disable-node > > **Required?** ❌ > > Disables Node for your environment, so it isn't included in your PHP container. Equivalent to setting `options.environment.node.enabled = false` > in your Spinner config. > #### Option: --disable-server > > **Required?** ❌ > > Does not install a webserver (so no Nginx). Useful if you just need a PHP container to run > unit tests or something.