Local Device

This section is the operator's reference for one local Host. Install detail, lifecycle commands, logs, runtime records, and uninstall.

If you're brand new, start with Quickstart instead. This section assumes you've already brought up a Host once.

Pages in this section

#	Page	What it covers
1	Host install	what hivecast install lays out and what it sets in stone
2	Service install	systemd units, journald cap, postinst flow on .deb-managed Hosts
3	Start / stop / restart	clean lifecycle commands and the order they have to happen in
4	Logs	every log file in the Host home and the systemd journal mapping
5	Runtime records	runtime.json schema, the corruption surface, and how to inspect them
6	Uninstall	clean removal: .deb vs source-checkout, when to keep <MATRIX_HOME>

See also

• Quickstart → Start a local host — the install walk-through.
• CLI → hivecast host — the wrapper-side reference for these commands.
• Reference → Filesystem layout — every file in <MATRIX_HOME>.
• Reference → Service manager integration — systemd unit detail.

Source: authored from projects/matrix-3/packages/hivecast/bin/hivecast.mjs, projects/matrix-3/packages/host-service/src/, and projects/matrix-3/packages/hivecast/scripts/build-deb-installer.js.