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.TH "CHEF\-SERVER" "8" "August 2014" "Chef 10.34.0" "Chef Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
\fBchef\-server\fR \- Start the Chef Server merb application slice\.
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBchef\-server\fR \fI(options)\fR
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.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-user USER\fR
This flag is for having chef\-server\-webui run as a user other than the one currently logged in\. Note: if you set this you must also provide a \-\-group option for it to take effect\.
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\fB\-G\fR, \fB\-\-group GROUP\fR
This flag is for having chef\-server\-webui run as a group other than the one currently logged in\. Note: if you set this you must also provide a \-\-user option for it to take effect\.
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\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-daemonize\fR
This will run a single chef\-server\-webui in the background\.
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\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-no\-daemonize\fR
This will allow you to run a cluster in console mode\.
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.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-cluster\-nodes NUM_MERBS\fR
Number of merb daemons to run for chef\-server\-webui\.
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\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-init\-file FILE\fR
File to use for initialization on load, defaults to config/init\.rb\.
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.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-port PORTNUM\fR
Port to run chef\-server\-webui on, defaults to 4040\. Additional nodes (\-c) listen on incrementing port numbers\.
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\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-socket\-file FILE\fR
Socket file to run chef\-server\-webui on, defaults to [Merb\.root]/log/merb\.sock\. This is for web servers, like thin, that use sockets\. Specify this \fIonly\fR if you \fImust\fR\.
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\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-socket SOCKNUM\fR
Socket number to run chef\-server\-webui on, defaults to 0\.
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\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-name NAME\fR
Set the name of the application\. This is used in the process title and log file names\.
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\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-pid PIDFILE\fR
PID file, defaults to [Merb\.root]/log/merb\.main\.pid for the master process and[Merb\.root]/log/merb\.[port number]\.pid for worker processes\. For clusters, use %s to specify where in the file chef\-server\-webui should place the port number\. For instance: \-P myapp\.%s\.pid\.
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-host HOSTNAME\fR
Host to bind to (default is 0\.0\.0\.0)\.
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\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-merb\-root PATH_TO_APP_ROOT\fR
The path to the Merb\.root for the app you want to run (default is current working directory)\.
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\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-adapter ADAPTER\fR
The rack adapter to use to run chef\-server\-webui (default is mongrel) [mongrel, emongrel, thin, ebb, fastcgi, webrick]\.
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\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-rackup FILE\fR
Load an alternate Rack config file (default is config/rack\.rb)\.
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\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-irb\-console\fR
This flag will start chef\-server\-webui in irb console mode\. All your models and other classes will be available for you in an irb session\.
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\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-sandbox\fR
This flag will enable a sandboxed irb console\. If your ORM supports transactions, all edits will be rolled back on exit\.
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\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-log\-level LEVEL\fR
Log levels can be set to any of these options: debug < info < warn < error < fatal (default is info)\.
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.TP
\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-log LOGFILE\fR
A string representing the logfile to use\. Defaults to [Merb\.root]/log/merb\.[main]\.log for the master process and [Merb\.root]/log/merb[port number]\.logfor worker processes\.
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\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-environment STRING\fR
Environment to run Merb under [development, production, testing] (default is development)\.
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.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-script\-runner [\'RUBY CODE\'| FULL_SCRIPT_PATH]\fR
Command\-line option to run scripts and/or code in the chef\-server\-webui app\.
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\fB\-K\fR, \fB\-graceful PORT or all\fR
Gracefully kill chef\-server\-webui proceses by port number\. Use chef\-server \-K all to gracefully kill all merbs\.
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\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-kill PORT\fR
Force kill one merb worker by port number\. This will cause the worker to be respawned\.
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\fB\-\-fast\-deploy\fR
Reload the code, but not yourinit\.rb or gems\.
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\fB\-X\fR, \fB\-\-mutex on/off\fR
This flag is for turning the mutex lock on and off\.
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\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-debugger\fR
Run chef\-server\-webui using rDebug\.
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\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
Print extra information\.
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\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-console\-trap\fR
Enter an irb console on ^C\.
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\fB\-?\fR, \fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Show this help message\.
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
The Chef Server provides a central point for the distribution of Cookbooks, management and authentication of Nodes, and the use of Search\. It provides a REST API\.
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The API service is what clients use to interact with the server to manage node configuration in Chef\. By default, the service is started on port 4000 as a Merb application slice running with the thin server adapter\.
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The two methods of interaction with the API for humans are the command\-line tool Knife and the Management Console\. The Chef Client library is used for interacting with the API for client nodes\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBchef\-client\fR(8) \fBchef\-server\-webui\fR(8) \fBknife\fR(1)
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.P
Full documentation for Chef and chef\-server is located on the Chef wiki, http://wiki\.opscode\.com/display/chef/Home\.
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.SH "AUTHOR"
Chef was written by Adam Jacob \fIadam@ospcode\.com\fR of Opscode (http://www\.opscode\.com), with contributions from the community\. This manual page was written by Joshua Timberman \fIjoshua@opscode\.com\fR with help2man\. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and / or modify this document under the terms of the Apache 2\.0 License\.
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On Debian systems, the complete text of the Apache 2\.0 License can be found in /usr/share/common\-licenses/Apache\-2\.0\.