dancer2 - Dancer2 command line interface
version 2.1.0
dancer2 <command> [options...]
(If you're looking for the main Dancer2 module documentation via CLI, try perldoc Dancer2.)
Dancer2 is the new generation lightweight web-framework for Perl. This tool provides nice, easily-extendable CLI interface for it.
Documentation on Dancer2 is split into several manpages. Below is a complete outline on where to go for help.
Dancer2 Tutorial
If you are new to the Dancer approach, you should start by reading our Dancer2::Manual::Tutorial.
Dancer2 Manual
Dancer2::Manual is the reference for Dancer2. Here you will find information on the concepts of Dancer2 application development and a comprehensive reference to the Dancer2 domain specific language.
Dancer2 Keywords
The keywords for Dancer2 can be found under DSL Keywords.
Dancer2 Deployment
For configuration examples of different deployment solutions involving Dancer2 and Plack, refer to Dancer2::Manual::Deployment.
Dancer2 Cookbook
Specific examples of code for real-life problems and some 'tricks' for applications in Dancer can be found in Dancer2::Cookbook
Dancer2 Config
For configuration file details refer to Dancer2::Config. It is a complete list of all configuration options.
Dancer2 Plugins
Refer to Dancer2::Plugins for a partial list of available Dancer2 plugins. Note that although we try to keep this list up to date we expect plugin authors to tell us about new modules.
Dancer2 Migration guide
Dancer2::Manual::Migration provides the most up-to-date instruction on how to convert a Dancer (1) based application to Dancer2.
dancer2 - Dancer2 command line interface
gen
Create a new Dancer2 application.
version
Display version of Dancer2 currently installed.
To get detailed description of each individual command run:
dancer2 <command> --helpThe latest list of available commands can be displayed by:
dancer2 Dancer Core Developers
This software is copyright (c) 2021 by Alexis Sukrieh.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
Dancer Core Developers
This software is copyright (c) 2026 by Alexis Sukrieh.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.