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Start command

supertokens start [options]

Start an instance of SuperTokens. By default the process will be started as a daemon.

Options#

--with-space#

  • Sets the amount of space, in MB, to allocate to the JVM.
  • Example: supertokens start --with-space=200 allocates 200MB for the JVM.

--with-config#

  • Specify the location of the config file to load. Can be either relative or absolute.
  • Example: supertokens start --with-config=/usr/config.yaml

--port#

  • Sets the port on which this instance of SuperTokens should run.
  • Example: supertokens start --port=8080

--host#

  • Sets the host on which this instance of SuperTokens should run.
  • Example: supertokens start --host=192.168.0.1

--foreground#

  • Runs this instance of SuperTokens in the foreground (not as a daemon).
  • Example: supertokens start --foreground

--help#

  • Help for this command.
  • Example: supertokens start --help
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