Lifecycle

The core Yeast lifecycle is:

init -> pull -> up -> use -> down -> destroy

Initialize

yeast init

Creates the project config and identity.

Start

yeast up

Validates config, prepares disks, starts QEMU/KVM, waits for SSH, and runs provisioning.

Stop

yeast down

Stops running VMs while preserving disks.

Destroy

yeast destroy

Removes tracked runtime files and disks for the project.

Warning

Use yeast down when you want to stop. Use yeast destroy when you want to remove the lab.