Create a local universe

yoke init creates a free universe on this machine: embedded PostgreSQL, the control-plane schema, an organization identity card, the first human administrator, and a machine-config connection named local.

Initialize

yoke init --local --admin-name "Your Name"
yoke status

The universe is reachable on this machine only. Use self-hosted mode or Hosted beta (stage.upyoke.com) for multiple machines or teammates. See Modes for prerequisites and alternatives.

An existing active connection stays selected. Add --activate when you intend to make local active. --org-name sets the identity-card name. --force replaces a conflicting local machine-config connection; inspect that connection before choosing it.

Repair and inspect

Run yoke init --help for the installed flags. --config selects a machine-config file and --json selects structured output. Re-running init can restart the local database while preserving the active connection. Follow Local connection repair when local is unreachable or the selected connection is wrong.