Server Options
List of available server options
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This is a list of all available server options for the PersonalMediaVault backend.
Usage
In order to run the server, you can run the pmvd binary.
In order to see the options, use:
pmvd --help
In order to run the daemon, use:
pmvd --daemon [OPTIONS]
Here is the full list of available options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help, -h | Prints command line options. |
--version, -v | Prints version. |
--daemon, -d | Runs backend daemon. |
--init, -i | Initializes the vault. Asks for username and password. |
--clean, -c | Cleans temporal path before starting the daemon. |
--port -p <port> | Sets the listening port. By default 80 (or 443 if using SSL). |
--bind -b <bind-addr> | Sets the bind address. By default it binds all interfaces. |
--vault-path, -vp <path> | Sets the data storage path for the vault. |
--cache-size <size> | Sets the LRU cache size. By default is can hold 1024 elements. |
Also, here is a list of available debug options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--skip-lock | Ignores vault lockfile. |
--fix-consistency | Fixes vault consistency at startup (takes some time). |
--debug | Enables debug mode. |
--log-requests | Enables logging requests to standard output. |
--cors-insecure | Allows all CORS requests (insecure, for development). |
--launch-tag <tag> | Sets launcher tag (for launcher use). |
Also, here is a list of environment variables to configure other options:
| Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
| FFMPEG_PATH | Path to ffmpeg binary |
| FFPROBE_PATH | Path to ffprobe binary |
| TEMP_PATH | Temporal path to store things like uploaded files or to use for FFMPEG encoding. Note: It should be in a different filesystem if the vault is stored in an unsafe environment. By default, this will be stored in ~/.pmv/temp |
| FRONTEND_PATH | Path to static frontend to serve it. |
| SSL_CERT | Path to the SSL certificate. Required to enable HTTPS |
| SSL_KEY | Path to SSL private key. Required to enable HTTPS |
| USING_PROXY | Set it to YES if you are using a reverse proxy. |
| TEMP_FILE_DELETE_MODE | Set it to SECURE to clear all the bytes of temporal files (secure delete). |
Last modified October 19, 2024: Update pmv-cli manual (2ecfe71)