NAME

       web2py - web2py Web Framework server launcher

SYNOPSIS

       web2py [options]

DESCRIPTION

       web2py  is  a  the startup script to launch web2py server running applications located the
       current directory. If the user has not write permissions on this  directory,  web2py  will
       server applications located at ~/web2py

       ATTENTION:  unless  --nogui  option  or  a password is specified (-a "passwd") web2py will
       attempt to run a GUI. In this case command line options are ignored.

OPTIONS

       These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options  starting  with
       two  dashes  (`-').   A summary of options is included below.  For a complete description,
       see the Info files.

       --version
              Show version of program and exit.

       -h, --help
              Show summary of options and exit.

       -i IP, --ip=IP
              Ip address of the server (defaults: 127.0.0.1)

       -p PORT, --port=PORT
              Port of server (defaults:8000)

       -a PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD
              Password to be used for administration  (use  -a  "<recycle>"  to  reuse  the  last
              password))

       -c SSL_CERTIFICATE, --ssl_certificate=SSL_CERTIFICATE
              File that contains ssl certificate

       -k SSL_PRIVATE_KEY, --ssl_private_key=SSL_PRIVATE_KEY
              File that contains ssl private key

       -d PID_FILENAME, --pid_filename=PID_FILENAME
              File to store the pid of the server

       -l LOG_FILENAME, --log_filename=LOG_FILENAME
              File to log connections

       -n NUMTHREADS, --numthreads=NUMTHREADS
              Number of threads (deprecated)

       --minthreads=MINTHREADS
              Minimum number of server threads

       --maxthreads=MAXTHREADS
              Maximum number of server threads

       -s SERVER_NAME, --server_name=SERVER_NAME
              Server name for the web server

       -q REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE, --request_queue_size=REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE
              Max number of queued requests when server unavailable

       -o TIMEOUT, --timeout=TIMEOUT
              Timeout for individual request (Defaults: 10 seconds)

       -z SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT, --shutdown_timeout=SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT
              Timeout on shutdown of server (Defaults: 5 seconds)

       -f FOLDER, --folder=FOLDER
              Folder from which to run web2py

       -v, --verbose
              Increase --test verbosity

       -Q, --quiet
              Disable all output

       -D DEBUGLEVEL, --debug=DEBUGLEVEL
              Set debug output level (0-100, 0 means all, 100 means none; default is 30)

       -S APPNAME, --shell=APPNAME
              Run  web2py  in  interactive shell or IPython (if installed) with specified appname
              (if app does not exist it will be created).

       -P, --plain
              Only use plain python shell; should be used with --shell option

       -M, --import_models
              Auto import model files; default is False; should be used with --shell option

       -R PYTHON_FILE, --run=PYTHON_FILE
              Run PYTHON_FILE in web2py environment; should be used with --shell option

       -T TEST_PATH, --test=TEST_PATH
              Run doctests in web2py environment; TEST_PATH like a/c/f (c,f optional)

       -C, --cron
              Trigger a cron run manually; usually invoked from a system crontab

       --softcron
              Triggers the use of softcron

       -N, --no-cron
              Do not start cron automatically

       -J, --cronjob
              Identify cron-initiated command

       -L CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
              Config file

       -F PROFILER_FILENAME, --profiler=PROFILER_FILENAME
              Profiler filename

       --nogui
              Text-only, no GUI

       -A ARGS, --args=ARGS
              Should be followed by a list of arguments to be passed to script, to be  used  with
              -S, -A must be the last option

       --interfaces=INTERFACES
              Allows multiple interfaces to be served

AVAILABILITY

       The     latest     version     of     web2py     can     always     be    obtained    from
       http://www.web2py.com/examples/default/download

DOCUMENTATION

       The Official web2py book is available at http://www.web2py.com/book

AUTHOR

       web2py was written by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>>.

       This manual page was written by José L. Redrejo Rodríguez <jredrejo@debian.org>,  for  the
       Debian project (and may be used by others).