# native The native process manager is built into devenv, enabled by default, and is the recommended way to run processes. See the [Processes guide](/processes/) for configuration, dependencies, readiness probes, restart policies, socket activation, file watching, and automatic port allocation. ## Options ### process.managers.native.adapter.client Client protocol used for attach, readiness, and individual process control. *Type:* one of “none”, “native-api” *Declared by:* * ### process.managers.native.adapter.stop Adapter used to stop the running manager. *Type:* one of “native-api”, “command”, “process-scope” *Declared by:* * ### process.managers.native.adapter.terminal Terminal required by the manager launcher. *Type:* one of “none”, “controlling” *Declared by:* * ### process.managers.native.capabilities.background\_start Whether the manager can remain running after the launching client exits. *Type:* boolean *Declared by:* * ### process.managers.native.capabilities.cold\_start\_subset Whether the manager can initially start a named subset of processes. *Type:* boolean *Declared by:* * ### process.managers.native.capabilities.devenv\_attach Whether devenv can attach its interactive client to an existing manager. *Type:* boolean *Declared by:* * ### process.managers.native.capabilities.individual\_control Whether devenv can start, stop, and restart individual processes through the manager. *Type:* boolean *Declared by:* * ### process.managers.native.capabilities.wait\_ready Whether devenv can wait for process readiness through the manager. *Type:* boolean *Declared by:* *