CLI
./node_modules/.bin/server <command> [options]
Tip: In NPM scripts the relative path (./node_modules/.bin/) may be omitted. Looks neater.
Table of Contents
Default
Options that apply across all commands.
--version, -v
Display the current version number.
--help [command], -h [command]
List global or command-specific options.
Command: start
Start the server as a long running process that spawns workers.
Aliases: run, up, launch
$PORT
The environment variable PORT sets the network port for incoming HTTPS connections.
The https.port and http.to options in the configuration file are set to $PORT.
The http.from port is derived by setting the last three decimal digits of $PORT set to 080 or 000. E.g. HTTPS 8443 -> HTTP 8080, HTTPS 443 -> HTTP 80, HTTPS 10080 -> HTTP 10000.
--options [file]
Configuration file path. Defaults to: ./commons((.)host)(.conf(ig)).js(on)
If no configuration file is found, the default configuration is used. See the Configuration section for details.
The default configuration loads ./serverpush.json as a server push manifest, if it exists. See @commonshost/manifest generate for details.
--watch/--no-watch
Defaults to false, which is the same as specifying the --no-watch option.
The server maintains an in-memory index of all files. Compared to dynamic filesystem scanning, this dramatically improves performance when pushing many small files. However if files and directories are added, moved, or deleted, the index becomes incorrect. Pass the --watch option to monitor filesystem changes and automatically rebuild the index. This has some performance cost, depending on operating system specific support, so watching is disabled by default. Watching is typically only used in development mode, not production.
Command: stop
Shuts down the server by sending it the SIGINT signal.
Aliases: halt, exit, quit, kill, down, end
Command: reload
Gracefully restart workers with a new configuration by sending the server the SIGHUP signal.
Aliases: restart, refresh, renew, update, cycle, load
Command: test
Loads and validates a server configuration.
Aliases: verify, validate, check, configtest, lint
The process prints PASS and exits 0 if the configuration is valid, or otherwise prints FAIL with an error message and exits 1.
--options [file]
Identical to the same option of the start command.