NAME¶

uwsgi_psgi - fast (pure C), self-healing, developer-friendly WSGI server

SYNOPSIS¶

uwsgi-core-local [options...]

DESCRIPTION¶

-s|--socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using default protocol

-s|--uwsgi-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using uwsgi protocol

--suwsgi-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using uwsgi protocol over SSL

--ssl-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using uwsgi protocol over SSL

--http-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using HTTP protocol

--http-socket-modifier1

force the specified modifier1 when using HTTP protocol

--http-socket-modifier2

force the specified modifier2 when using HTTP protocol

--http11-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using HTTP 1.1 (Keep-Alive) protocol

--https-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using HTTPS protocol

--https-socket-modifier1

force the specified modifier1 when using HTTPS protocol

--https-socket-modifier2

force the specified modifier2 when using HTTPS protocol

--fastcgi-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using FastCGI protocol

--fastcgi-nph-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using FastCGI protocol (nph mode)

--fastcgi-modifier1

force the specified modifier1 when using FastCGI protocol

--fastcgi-modifier2

force the specified modifier2 when using FastCGI protocol

--scgi-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using SCGI protocol

--scgi-nph-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using SCGI protocol (nph mode)

--scgi-modifier1

force the specified modifier1 when using SCGI protocol

--scgi-modifier2

force the specified modifier2 when using SCGI protocol

--raw-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using RAW protocol

--raw-modifier1

force the specified modifier1 when using RAW protocol

--raw-modifier2

force the specified modifier2 when using RAW protocol

--puwsgi-socket

bind to the specified UNIX/TCP socket using persistent uwsgi protocol (puwsgi)

--protocol

force the specified protocol for default sockets

--socket-protocol

force the specified protocol for default sockets

--shared-socket

create a shared socket for advanced jailing or ipc

--undeferred-shared-socket

create a shared socket for advanced jailing or ipc (undeferred mode)

-p|--processes

spawn the specified number of workers/processes

-p|--workers

spawn the specified number of workers/processes

--thunder-lock

serialize accept() usage (if possible)

-t|--harakiri

set harakiri timeout

--harakiri-verbose

enable verbose mode for harakiri

--harakiri-graceful-timeout

interval between graceful harakiri attempt and a sigkill

--harakiri-graceful-signal

use this signal instead of sigterm for graceful harakiri attempts

--harakiri-queue-threshold

only trigger harakiri if queue is greater than this threshold

--harakiri-no-arh

do not enable harakiri during after-request-hook

--no-harakiri-arh

do not enable harakiri during after-request-hook

--no-harakiri-after-req-hook

do not enable harakiri during after-request-hook

--backtrace-depth

set backtrace depth

--mule-harakiri

set harakiri timeout for mule tasks

-x|--xmlconfig

load config from xml file

-x|--xml

load config from xml file

--config

load configuration using the pluggable system

--fallback-config

re-exec uwsgi with the specified config when exit code is 1

--strict

enable strict mode (placeholder cannot be used)

--skip-zero

skip check of file descriptor 0

--skip-atexit

skip atexit hooks (ignored by the master)

--skip-atexit-teardown

skip atexit teardown (ignored by the master)

-S|--set

set a placeholder or an option

--set-placeholder

set a placeholder

--set-ph

set a placeholder

--get

print the specified option value and exit

--declare-option

declare a new uWSGI custom option

--declare-option2

declare a new uWSGI custom option (non-immediate)

--resolve

place the result of a dns query in the specified placeholder, sytax: placeholder=name (immediate option)

--for

(opt logic) for cycle

--for-glob

(opt logic) for cycle (expand glob)

--for-times

(opt logic) for cycle (expand the specified num to a list starting from 1)

--for-readline

(opt logic) for cycle (expand the specified file to a list of lines)

--endfor

(opt logic) end for cycle

--end-for

(opt logic) end for cycle

--if-opt

(opt logic) check for option

--if-not-opt

(opt logic) check for option

--if-env

(opt logic) check for environment variable

--if-not-env

(opt logic) check for environment variable

--ifenv

(opt logic) check for environment variable

--if-reload

(opt logic) check for reload

--if-not-reload

(opt logic) check for reload

--if-hostname

(opt logic) check for hostname

--if-not-hostname

(opt logic) check for hostname

--if-hostname-match

(opt logic) try to match hostname against a regular expression

--if-not-hostname-match

(opt logic) try to match hostname against a regular expression

--if-exists

(opt logic) check for file/directory existence

--if-not-exists

(opt logic) check for file/directory existence

--ifexists

(opt logic) check for file/directory existence

--if-plugin

(opt logic) check for plugin

--if-not-plugin

(opt logic) check for plugin

--ifplugin

(opt logic) check for plugin

--if-file

(opt logic) check for file existance

--if-not-file

(opt logic) check for file existance

--if-dir

(opt logic) check for directory existance

--if-not-dir

(opt logic) check for directory existance

--ifdir

(opt logic) check for directory existance

--if-directory

(opt logic) check for directory existance

--endif

(opt logic) end if

--end-if

(opt logic) end if

--blacklist

set options blacklist context

--end-blacklist

clear options blacklist context

--whitelist

set options whitelist context

--end-whitelist

clear options whitelist context

--ignore-sigpipe

do not report (annoying) SIGPIPE

--ignore-write-errors

do not report (annoying) write()/writev() errors

--write-errors-tolerance

set the maximum number of allowed write errors (default: no tolerance)

--write-errors-exception-only

only raise an exception on write errors giving control to the app itself

--disable-write-exception

disable exception generation on write()/writev()

--inherit

use the specified file as config template

--include

include the specified file as immediate configuration

--inject-before

inject a text file before the config file (advanced templating)

--inject-after

inject a text file after the config file (advanced templating)

-d|--daemonize

daemonize uWSGI

--daemonize2

daemonize uWSGI after app loading

--stop

stop an instance

--reload

reload an instance

--pause

pause an instance

--suspend

suspend an instance

--resume

resume an instance

--connect-and-read

connect to a socket and wait for data from it

--extract

fetch/dump any supported address to stdout

-l|--listen

set the socket listen queue size

-v|--max-vars

set the amount of internal iovec/vars structures

--max-apps

set the maximum number of per-worker applications

-b|--buffer-size

set internal buffer size

-m|--memory-report

enable memory report

--profiler

enable the specified profiler

-c|--cgi-mode

force CGI-mode for plugins supporting it

-a|--abstract-socket

force UNIX socket in abstract mode (Linux only)

-C|--chmod-socket

chmod-socket

-C|--chmod

chmod-socket

--chown-socket

chown unix sockets

--umask

set umask

--freebind

put socket in freebind mode

--map-socket

map sockets to specific workers

-T|--enable-threads

enable threads

--no-threads-wait

do not wait for threads cancellation on quit/reload

--auto-procname

automatically set processes name to something meaningful

--procname-prefix

add a prefix to the process names

--procname-prefix-spaced

add a spaced prefix to the process names

--procname-append

append a string to process names

--procname

set process names

--procname-master

set master process name

-i|--single-interpreter

do not use multiple interpreters (where available)

--need-app

exit if no app can be loaded

-M|--master

enable master process

--honour-stdin

do not remap stdin to /dev/null

--emperor

run the Emperor

--emperor-proxy-socket

force the vassal to became an Emperor proxy

--emperor-wrapper

set a binary wrapper for vassals

--emperor-wrapper-override

set a binary wrapper for vassals to try before the default one

--emperor-wrapper-fallback

set a binary wrapper for vassals to try as a last resort

--emperor-nofollow

do not follow symlinks when checking for mtime

--emperor-procname

set the Emperor process name

--emperor-freq

set the Emperor scan frequency (default 3 seconds)

--emperor-required-heartbeat

set the Emperor tolerance about heartbeats

--emperor-curse-tolerance

set the Emperor tolerance about cursed vassals

--emperor-pidfile

write the Emperor pid in the specified file

--emperor-tyrant

put the Emperor in Tyrant mode

--emperor-tyrant-nofollow

do not follow symlinks when checking for uid/gid in Tyrant mode

--emperor-stats

run the Emperor stats server

--emperor-stats-server

run the Emperor stats server

--early-emperor

spawn the emperor as soon as possibile

--emperor-broodlord

run the emperor in BroodLord mode

--emperor-throttle

set throttling level (in milliseconds) for bad behaving vassals (default 1000)

--emperor-max-throttle

set max throttling level (in milliseconds) for bad behaving vassals (default 3 minutes)

--emperor-magic-exec

prefix vassals config files with exec:// if they have the executable bit

--emperor-on-demand-extension

search for text file (vassal name + extension) containing the on demand socket name

--emperor-on-demand-ext

search for text file (vassal name + extension) containing the on demand socket name

--emperor-on-demand-directory

enable on demand mode binding to the unix socket in the specified directory named like the vassal + .socket

--emperor-on-demand-dir

enable on demand mode binding to the unix socket in the specified directory named like the vassal + .socket

--emperor-on-demand-exec

use the output of the specified command as on demand socket name (the vassal name is passed as the only argument)

--emperor-extra-extension

allows the specified extension in the Emperor (vassal will be called with --config)

--emperor-extra-ext

allows the specified extension in the Emperor (vassal will be called with --config)

--emperor-no-blacklist

disable Emperor blacklisting subsystem

--emperor-use-clone

use clone() instead of fork() passing the specified unshare() flags

--emperor-graceful-shutdown

use vassals graceful shutdown during ragnarok

--emperor-cap

set vassals capability

--vassals-cap

set vassals capability

--vassal-cap

set vassals capability

--imperial-monitor-list

list enabled imperial monitors

--imperial-monitors-list

list enabled imperial monitors

--vassals-inherit

add config templates to vassals config (uses --inherit)

--vassals-include

include config templates to vassals config (uses --include instead of --inherit)

--vassals-inherit-before

add config templates to vassals config (uses --inherit, parses before the vassal file)

--vassals-include-before

include config templates to vassals config (uses --include instead of --inherit, parses before the vassal file)

--vassals-start-hook

run the specified command before each vassal starts

--vassals-stop-hook

run the specified command after vassal's death

--vassal-sos

ask emperor for reinforcement when overloaded

--vassal-sos-backlog

ask emperor for sos if backlog queue has more items than the value specified

--vassals-set

automatically set the specified option (via --set) for every vassal

--vassal-set

automatically set the specified option (via --set) for every vassal

--heartbeat

announce healthiness to the emperor

--reload-mercy

set the maximum time (in seconds) we wait for workers and other processes to die during reload/shutdown

--worker-reload-mercy

set the maximum time (in seconds) a worker can take to reload/shutdown (default is 60)

--mule-reload-mercy

set the maximum time (in seconds) a mule can take to reload/shutdown (default is 60)

--exit-on-reload

force exit even if a reload is requested

--die-on-term

exit instead of brutal reload on SIGTERM

--force-gateway

force the spawn of the first registered gateway without a master

-h|--help

show this help

-h|--usage

show this help

--print-sym

print content of the specified binary symbol

--print-symbol

print content of the specified binary symbol

-r|--reaper

call waitpid(-1,...) after each request to get rid of zombies

-R|--max-requests

reload workers after the specified amount of managed requests

--min-worker-lifetime

number of seconds worker must run before being reloaded (default is 10)

--max-worker-lifetime

reload workers after the specified amount of seconds (default is disabled)

--max-worker-lifetime-delta

add (worker_id * delta) seconds to the max_worker_lifetime value of each worker

-z|--socket-timeout

set internal sockets timeout

--no-fd-passing

disable file descriptor passing

--locks

create the specified number of shared locks

--lock-engine

set the lock engine

--ftok

set the ipcsem key via ftok() for avoiding duplicates

--persistent-ipcsem

do not remove ipcsem's on shutdown

-A|--sharedarea

create a raw shared memory area of specified pages (note: it supports keyval too)

--safe-fd

do not close the specified file descriptor

--fd-safe

do not close the specified file descriptor

--cache

create a shared cache containing given elements

--cache-blocksize

set cache blocksize

--cache-store

enable persistent cache to disk

--cache-store-sync

set frequency of sync for persistent cache

--cache-no-expire

disable auto sweep of expired items

--cache-expire-freq

set the frequency of cache sweeper scans (default 3 seconds)

--cache-report-freed-items

constantly report the cache item freed by the sweeper (use only for debug)

--cache-udp-server

bind the cache udp server (used only for set/update/delete) to the specified socket

--cache-udp-node

send cache update/deletion to the specified cache udp server

--cache-sync

copy the whole content of another uWSGI cache server on server startup

--cache-use-last-modified

update last_modified_at timestamp on every cache item modification (default is disabled)

--add-cache-item

add an item in the cache

--load-file-in-cache

load a static file in the cache

--load-file-in-cache-gzip

load a static file in the cache with gzip compression

--cache2

create a new generation shared cache (keyval syntax)

--queue

enable shared queue

--queue-blocksize

set queue blocksize

--queue-store

enable persistent queue to disk

--queue-store-sync

set frequency of sync for persistent queue

-Q|--spooler

run a spooler on the specified directory

--spooler-external

map spoolers requests to a spooler directory managed by an external instance

--spooler-ordered

try to order the execution of spooler tasks

--spooler-chdir

chdir() to specified directory before each spooler task

--spooler-processes

set the number of processes for spoolers

--spooler-quiet

do not be verbose with spooler tasks

--spooler-max-tasks

set the maximum number of tasks to run before recycling a spooler

--spooler-harakiri

set harakiri timeout for spooler tasks

--spooler-frequency

set spooler frequency

--spooler-freq

set spooler frequency

--mule

add a mule

--mules

add the specified number of mules

--farm

add a mule farm

--mule-msg-size

set mule message buffer size

--signal

send a uwsgi signal to a server

--signal-bufsize

set buffer size for signal queue

--signals-bufsize

set buffer size for signal queue

--signal-timer

add a timer (syntax: <signal> <seconds>)

--timer

add a timer (syntax: <signal> <seconds>)

--signal-rbtimer

add a redblack timer (syntax: <signal> <seconds>)

--rbtimer

add a redblack timer (syntax: <signal> <seconds>)

--rpc-max

maximum number of rpc slots (default: 64)

-L|--disable-logging

disable request logging

--flock

lock the specified file before starting, exit if locked

--flock-wait

lock the specified file before starting, wait if locked

--flock2

lock the specified file after logging/daemon setup, exit if locked

--flock-wait2

lock the specified file after logging/daemon setup, wait if locked

--pidfile

create pidfile (before privileges drop)

--pidfile2

create pidfile (after privileges drop)

--safe-pidfile

create safe pidfile (before privileges drop)

--safe-pidfile2

create safe pidfile (after privileges drop)

--chroot

chroot() to the specified directory

--pivot-root

pivot_root() to the specified directories (new_root and put_old must be separated with a space)

--pivot_root

pivot_root() to the specified directories (new_root and put_old must be separated with a space)

--uid

setuid to the specified user/uid

--gid

setgid to the specified group/gid

--add-gid

add the specified group id to the process credentials

--immediate-uid

setuid to the specified user/uid IMMEDIATELY

--immediate-gid

setgid to the specified group/gid IMMEDIATELY

--no-initgroups

disable additional groups set via initgroups()

--cap

set process capability

--unshare

unshare() part of the processes and put it in a new namespace

--unshare2

unshare() part of the processes and put it in a new namespace after rootfs change

--setns-socket

expose a unix socket returning namespace fds from /proc/self/ns

--setns-socket-skip

skip the specified entry when sending setns file descriptors

--setns-skip

skip the specified entry when sending setns file descriptors

--setns

join a namespace created by an external uWSGI instance

--setns-preopen

open /proc/self/ns as soon as possible and cache fds

--jailed

mark the instance as jailed (force the execution of post_jail hooks)

--refork

fork() again after privileges drop. Useful for jailing systems

--re-fork

fork() again after privileges drop. Useful for jailing systems

--refork-as-root

fork() again before privileges drop. Useful for jailing systems

--re-fork-as-root

fork() again before privileges drop. Useful for jailing systems

--refork-post-jail

fork() again after jailing. Useful for jailing systems

--re-fork-post-jail

fork() again after jailing. Useful for jailing systems

--hook-asap

run the specified hook as soon as possible

--hook-pre-jail

run the specified hook before jailing

--hook-post-jail

run the specified hook after jailing

--hook-in-jail

run the specified hook in jail after initialization

--hook-as-root

run the specified hook before privileges drop

--hook-as-user

run the specified hook after privileges drop

--hook-as-user-atexit

run the specified hook before app exit and reload

--hook-pre-app

run the specified hook before app loading

--hook-post-app

run the specified hook after app loading

--hook-post-fork

run the specified hook after each fork

--hook-accepting

run the specified hook after each worker enter the accepting phase

--hook-accepting1

run the specified hook after the first worker enters the accepting phase

--hook-accepting-once

run the specified hook after each worker enter the accepting phase (once per-instance)

--hook-accepting1-once

run the specified hook after the first worker enters the accepting phase (once per instance)

--hook-master-start

run the specified hook when the Master starts

--hook-touch

run the specified hook when the specified file is touched (syntax: <file> <action>)

--hook-emperor-start

run the specified hook when the Emperor starts

--hook-emperor-stop

run the specified hook when the Emperor send a stop message

--hook-emperor-reload

run the specified hook when the Emperor send a reload message

--hook-emperor-lost

run the specified hook when the Emperor connection is lost

--hook-as-vassal

run the specified hook before exec()ing the vassal

--hook-as-emperor

run the specified hook in the emperor after the vassal has been started

--hook-as-mule

run the specified hook in each mule

--hook-as-gateway

run the specified hook in each gateway

--after-request-hook

run the specified function/symbol after each request

--after-request-call

run the specified function/symbol after each request

--exec-asap

run the specified command as soon as possible

--exec-pre-jail

run the specified command before jailing

--exec-post-jail

run the specified command after jailing

--exec-in-jail

run the specified command in jail after initialization

--exec-as-root

run the specified command before privileges drop

--exec-as-user

run the specified command after privileges drop

--exec-as-user-atexit

run the specified command before app exit and reload

--exec-pre-app

run the specified command before app loading

--exec-post-app

run the specified command after app loading

--exec-as-vassal

run the specified command before exec()ing the vassal

--exec-as-emperor

run the specified command in the emperor after the vassal has been started

--mount-asap

mount filesystem as soon as possible

--mount-pre-jail

mount filesystem before jailing

--mount-post-jail

mount filesystem after jailing

--mount-in-jail

mount filesystem in jail after initialization

--mount-as-root

mount filesystem before privileges drop

--mount-as-vassal

mount filesystem before exec()ing the vassal

--mount-as-emperor

mount filesystem in the emperor after the vassal has been started

--umount-asap

unmount filesystem as soon as possible

--umount-pre-jail

unmount filesystem before jailing

--umount-post-jail

unmount filesystem after jailing

--umount-in-jail

unmount filesystem in jail after initialization

--umount-as-root

unmount filesystem before privileges drop

--umount-as-vassal

unmount filesystem before exec()ing the vassal

--umount-as-emperor

unmount filesystem in the emperor after the vassal has been started

--wait-for-interface

wait for the specified network interface to come up before running root hooks

--wait-for-interface-timeout

set the timeout for wait-for-interface

--wait-interface

wait for the specified network interface to come up before running root hooks

--wait-interface-timeout

set the timeout for wait-for-interface

--wait-for-iface

wait for the specified network interface to come up before running root hooks

--wait-for-iface-timeout

set the timeout for wait-for-interface

--wait-iface

wait for the specified network interface to come up before running root hooks

--wait-iface-timeout

set the timeout for wait-for-interface

--wait-for-fs

wait for the specified filesystem item to appear before running root hooks

--wait-for-file

wait for the specified file to appear before running root hooks

--wait-for-dir

wait for the specified directory to appear before running root hooks

--wait-for-mountpoint

wait for the specified mountpoint to appear before running root hooks

--wait-for-fs-timeout

set the timeout for wait-for-fs/file/dir

--wait-for-socket

wait for the specified socket to be ready before loading apps

--wait-for-socket-timeout

set the timeout for wait-for-socket

--call-asap

call the specified function as soon as possible

--call-pre-jail

call the specified function before jailing

--call-post-jail

call the specified function after jailing

--call-in-jail

call the specified function in jail after initialization

--call-as-root

call the specified function before privileges drop

--call-as-user

call the specified function after privileges drop

--call-as-user-atexit

call the specified function before app exit and reload

--call-pre-app

call the specified function before app loading

--call-post-app

call the specified function after app loading

--call-as-vassal

call the specified function() before exec()ing the vassal

--call-as-vassal1

call the specified function(char *) before exec()ing the vassal

--call-as-vassal3

call the specified function(char *, uid_t, gid_t) before exec()ing the vassal

--call-as-emperor

call the specified function() in the emperor after the vassal has been started

--call-as-emperor1

call the specified function(char *) in the emperor after the vassal has been started

--call-as-emperor2

call the specified function(char *, pid_t) in the emperor after the vassal has been started

--call-as-emperor4

call the specified function(char *, pid_t, uid_t, gid_t) in the emperor after the vassal has been started

--ini

load config from ini file

-y|--yaml

load config from yaml file

-y|--yml

load config from yaml file

-j|--json

load config from json file

-j|--js

load config from json file

--weight

weight of the instance (used by clustering/lb/subscriptions)

--auto-weight

set weight of the instance (used by clustering/lb/subscriptions) automatically

--no-server

force no-server mode

--command-mode

force command mode

--no-defer-accept

disable deferred-accept on sockets

--tcp-nodelay

enable TCP NODELAY on each request

--so-keepalive

enable TCP KEEPALIVEs

--so-send-timeout

set SO_SNDTIMEO

--socket-send-timeout

set SO_SNDTIMEO

--so-write-timeout

set SO_SNDTIMEO

--socket-write-timeout

set SO_SNDTIMEO

--socket-sndbuf

set SO_SNDBUF

--socket-rcvbuf

set SO_RCVBUF

--shutdown-sockets

force calling shutdown() in addition to close() when sockets are destroyed

--limit-as

limit processes address space/vsz

--limit-nproc

limit the number of spawnable processes

--reload-on-as

reload if address space is higher than specified megabytes

--reload-on-rss

reload if rss memory is higher than specified megabytes

--evil-reload-on-as

force the master to reload a worker if its address space is higher than specified megabytes

--evil-reload-on-rss

force the master to reload a worker if its rss memory is higher than specified megabytes

--mem-collector-freq

set the memory collector frequency when evil reloads are in place

--reload-on-fd

reload if the specified file descriptor is ready

--brutal-reload-on-fd

brutal reload if the specified file descriptor is ready

--ksm

enable Linux KSM

--pcre-jit

enable pcre jit (if available)

--never-swap

lock all memory pages avoiding swapping

--touch-reload

reload uWSGI if the specified file is modified/touched

--touch-workers-reload

trigger reload of (only) workers if the specified file is modified/touched

--touch-mules-reload

reload mules if the specified file is modified/touched

--touch-spoolers-reload

reload spoolers if the specified file is modified/touched

--touch-chain-reload

trigger chain reload if the specified file is modified/touched

--touch-logrotate

trigger logrotation if the specified file is modified/touched

--touch-logreopen

trigger log reopen if the specified file is modified/touched

--touch-exec

run command when the specified file is modified/touched (syntax: file command)

--touch-signal

signal when the specified file is modified/touched (syntax: file signal)

--fs-reload

graceful reload when the specified filesystem object is modified

--fs-brutal-reload

brutal reload when the specified filesystem object is modified

--fs-signal

raise a uwsgi signal when the specified filesystem object is modified (syntax: file signal)

--check-mountpoint

destroy the instance if a filesystem is no more reachable (useful for reliable Fuse management)

--mountpoint-check

destroy the instance if a filesystem is no more reachable (useful for reliable Fuse management)

--check-mount

destroy the instance if a filesystem is no more reachable (useful for reliable Fuse management)

--mount-check

destroy the instance if a filesystem is no more reachable (useful for reliable Fuse management)

--propagate-touch

over-engineering option for system with flaky signal management

--limit-post

limit request body

--no-orphans

automatically kill workers if master dies (can be dangerous for availability)

--prio

set processes/threads priority

--cpu-affinity

set cpu affinity

--post-buffering

set size in bytes after which will buffer to disk instead of memory

--post-buffering-bufsize

set buffer size for read() in post buffering mode

--body-read-warning

set the amount of allowed memory allocation (in megabytes) for request body before starting printing a warning

--upload-progress

enable creation of .json files in the specified directory during a file upload

--no-default-app

do not fallback to default app

--manage-script-name

automatically rewrite SCRIPT_NAME and PATH_INFO

--ignore-script-name

ignore SCRIPT_NAME

--catch-exceptions

report exception as http output (discouraged, use only for testing)

--reload-on-exception

reload a worker when an exception is raised

--reload-on-exception-type

reload a worker when a specific exception type is raised

--reload-on-exception-value

reload a worker when a specific exception value is raised

--reload-on-exception-repr

reload a worker when a specific exception type+value (language-specific) is raised

--exception-handler

add an exception handler

--enable-metrics

enable metrics subsystem

--metric

add a custom metric

--metric-threshold

add a metric threshold/alarm

--metric-alarm

add a metric threshold/alarm

--alarm-metric

add a metric threshold/alarm

--metrics-dir

export metrics as text files to the specified directory

--metrics-dir-restore

restore last value taken from the metrics dir

--metric-dir

export metrics as text files to the specified directory

--metric-dir-restore

restore last value taken from the metrics dir

--metrics-no-cores

disable generation of cores-related metrics

--udp

run the udp server on the specified address

--stats

enable the stats server on the specified address

--stats-server

enable the stats server on the specified address

--stats-http

prefix stats server json output with http headers

--stats-minified

minify statistics json output

--stats-min

minify statistics json output

--stats-push

push the stats json to the specified destination

--stats-pusher-default-freq

set the default frequency of stats pushers

--stats-pushers-default-freq

set the default frequency of stats pushers

--stats-no-cores

disable generation of cores-related stats

--stats-no-metrics

do not include metrics in stats output

--multicast

subscribe to specified multicast group

--multicast-ttl

set multicast ttl

--multicast-loop

set multicast loop (default 1)

--master-fifo

enable the master fifo

--notify-socket

enable the notification socket

--subscription-notify-socket

set the notification socket for subscriptions

--legion

became a member of a legion

--legion-mcast

became a member of a legion (shortcut for multicast)

--legion-node

add a node to a legion

--legion-freq

set the frequency of legion packets

--legion-tolerance

set the tolerance of legion subsystem

--legion-death-on-lord-error

declare itself as a dead node for the specified amount of seconds if one of the lord hooks fails

--legion-skew-tolerance

set the clock skew tolerance of legion subsystem (default 60 seconds)

--legion-lord

action to call on Lord election

--legion-unlord

action to call on Lord dismiss

--legion-setup

action to call on legion setup

--legion-death

action to call on legion death (shutdown of the instance)

--legion-join

action to call on legion join (first time quorum is reached)

--legion-node-joined

action to call on new node joining legion

--legion-node-left

action to call node leaving legion

--legion-quorum

set the quorum of a legion

--legion-scroll

set the scroll of a legion

--legion-scroll-max-size

set max size of legion scroll buffer

--legion-scroll-list-max-size

set max size of legion scroll list buffer

--subscriptions-sign-check

set digest algorithm and certificate directory for secured subscription system

--subscriptions-sign-check-tolerance

set the maximum tolerance (in seconds) of clock skew for secured subscription system

--subscriptions-sign-skip-uid

skip signature check for the specified uid when using unix sockets credentials

--subscriptions-credentials-check

add a directory to search for subscriptions key credentials

--subscriptions-use-credentials

enable management of SCM_CREDENTIALS in subscriptions UNIX sockets

--subscription-algo

set load balancing algorithm for the subscription system

--subscription-dotsplit

try to fallback to the next part (dot based) in subscription key

--subscribe-to

subscribe to the specified subscription server

--st

subscribe to the specified subscription server

--subscribe

subscribe to the specified subscription server

--subscribe2

subscribe to the specified subscription server using advanced keyval syntax

--subscribe-freq

send subscription announce at the specified interval

--subscription-tolerance

set tolerance for subscription servers

--unsubscribe-on-graceful-reload

force unsubscribe request even during graceful reload

--start-unsubscribed

configure subscriptions but do not send them (useful with master fifo)

--subscribe-with-modifier1

force the specififed modifier1 when subscribing

--snmp

enable the embedded snmp server

--snmp-community

set the snmp community string

--ssl-verbose

be verbose about SSL errors

--ssl-verify-depth

set maximum certificate verification depth

--sni

add an SNI-governed SSL context

--sni-dir

check for cert/key/client_ca file in the specified directory and create a sni/ssl context on demand

--sni-dir-ciphers

set ssl ciphers for sni-dir option

--ssl-enable3

enable SSLv3 (insecure)

--ssl-enable-sslv3

enable SSLv3 (insecure)

--ssl-enable-tlsv1

enable TLSv1 (insecure)

--ssl-option

set a raw ssl option (numeric value)

--sni-regexp

add an SNI-governed SSL context (the key is a regexp)

--ssl-tmp-dir

store ssl-related temp files in the specified directory

--check-interval

set the interval (in seconds) of master checks

--forkbomb-delay

sleep for the specified number of seconds when a forkbomb is detected

--binary-path

force binary path

--privileged-binary-patch

patch the uwsgi binary with a new command (before privileges drop)

--unprivileged-binary-patch

patch the uwsgi binary with a new command (after privileges drop)

--privileged-binary-patch-arg

patch the uwsgi binary with a new command and arguments (before privileges drop)

--unprivileged-binary-patch-arg

patch the uwsgi binary with a new command and arguments (after privileges drop)

--async

enable async mode with specified cores

--max-fd

set maximum number of file descriptors (requires root privileges)

--logto

set logfile/udp address

--logto2

log to specified file or udp address after privileges drop

--log-format

set advanced format for request logging

--logformat

set advanced format for request logging

--logformat-strftime

apply strftime to logformat output

--log-format-strftime

apply strftime to logformat output

--logfile-chown

chown logfiles

--logfile-chmod

chmod logfiles

--log-syslog

log to syslog

--log-socket

send logs to the specified socket

--req-logger

set/append a request logger

--logger-req

set/append a request logger

--logger

set/append a logger

--logger-list

list enabled loggers

--loggers-list

list enabled loggers

--threaded-logger

offload log writing to a thread

--log-encoder

add an item in the log encoder chain

--log-req-encoder

add an item in the log req encoder chain

--log-drain

drain (do not show) log lines matching the specified regexp

--log-filter

show only log lines matching the specified regexp

--log-route

log to the specified named logger if regexp applied on logline matches

--log-req-route

log requests to the specified named logger if regexp applied on logline matches

--use-abort

call abort() on segfault/fpe, could be useful for generating a core dump

--alarm

create a new alarm, syntax: <alarm> <plugin:args>

--alarm-cheap

use main alarm thread rather than create dedicated threads for curl-based alarms

--alarm-freq

tune the anti-loop alarm system (default 3 seconds)

--alarm-fd

raise the specified alarm when an fd is read for read (by default it reads 1 byte, set 8 for eventfd)

--alarm-segfault

raise the specified alarm when the segmentation fault handler is executed

--segfault-alarm

raise the specified alarm when the segmentation fault handler is executed

--alarm-backlog

raise the specified alarm when the socket backlog queue is full

--backlog-alarm

raise the specified alarm when the socket backlog queue is full

--lq-alarm

raise the specified alarm when the socket backlog queue is full

--alarm-lq

raise the specified alarm when the socket backlog queue is full

--alarm-listen-queue

raise the specified alarm when the socket backlog queue is full

--listen-queue-alarm

raise the specified alarm when the socket backlog queue is full

--log-alarm

raise the specified alarm when a log line matches the specified regexp, syntax: <alarm>[,alarm...] <regexp>

--alarm-log

raise the specified alarm when a log line matches the specified regexp, syntax: <alarm>[,alarm...] <regexp>

--not-log-alarm

skip the specified alarm when a log line matches the specified regexp, syntax: <alarm>[,alarm...] <regexp>

--not-alarm-log

skip the specified alarm when a log line matches the specified regexp, syntax: <alarm>[,alarm...] <regexp>

--alarm-list

list enabled alarms

--alarms-list

list enabled alarms

--alarm-msg-size

set the max size of an alarm message (default 8192)

--log-master

delegate logging to master process

--log-master-bufsize

set the buffer size for the master logger. bigger log messages will be truncated

--log-master-stream

create the master logpipe as SOCK_STREAM

--log-master-req-stream

create the master requests logpipe as SOCK_STREAM

--log-reopen

reopen log after reload

--log-truncate

truncate log on startup

--log-maxsize

set maximum logfile size

--log-backupname

set logfile name after rotation

--logdate

prefix logs with date or a strftime string

--log-date

prefix logs with date or a strftime string

--log-prefix

prefix logs with a string

--log-zero

log responses without body

--log-slow

log requests slower than the specified number of milliseconds

--log-4xx

log requests with a 4xx response

--log-5xx

log requests with a 5xx response

--log-big

log requestes bigger than the specified size

--log-sendfile

log sendfile requests

--log-ioerror

log requests with io errors

--log-micros

report response time in microseconds instead of milliseconds

--log-x-forwarded-for

use the ip from X-Forwarded-For header instead of REMOTE_ADDR

--master-as-root

leave master process running as root

--drop-after-init

run privileges drop after plugin initialization, superseded by drop-after-apps

--drop-after-apps

run privileges drop after apps loading, superseded by master-as-root

--force-cwd

force the initial working directory to the specified value

--binsh

override /bin/sh (used by exec hooks, it always fallback to /bin/sh)

--chdir

chdir to specified directory before apps loading

--chdir2

chdir to specified directory after apps loading

--lazy

set lazy mode (load apps in workers instead of master)

--lazy-apps

load apps in each worker instead of the master

--cheap

set cheap mode (spawn workers only after the first request)

--cheaper

set cheaper mode (adaptive process spawning)

--cheaper-initial

set the initial number of processes to spawn in cheaper mode

--cheaper-algo

choose to algorithm used for adaptive process spawning

--cheaper-step

number of additional processes to spawn at each overload

--cheaper-overload

increase workers after specified overload

--cheaper-algo-list

list enabled cheapers algorithms

--cheaper-algos-list

list enabled cheapers algorithms

--cheaper-list

list enabled cheapers algorithms

--cheaper-rss-limit-soft

don't spawn new workers if total resident memory usage of all workers is higher than this limit

--cheaper-rss-limit-hard

if total workers resident memory usage is higher try to stop workers

--idle

set idle mode (put uWSGI in cheap mode after inactivity)

--die-on-idle

shutdown uWSGI when idle

--mount

load application under mountpoint

--worker-mount

load application under mountpoint in the specified worker or after workers spawn

--threads

run each worker in prethreaded mode with the specified number of threads

--thread-stacksize

set threads stacksize

--threads-stacksize

set threads stacksize

--thread-stack-size

set threads stacksize

--threads-stack-size

set threads stacksize

--vhost

enable virtualhosting mode (based on SERVER_NAME variable)

--vhost-host

enable virtualhosting mode (based on HTTP_HOST variable)

--route

add a route

--route-host

add a route based on Host header

--route-uri

add a route based on REQUEST_URI

--route-qs

add a route based on QUERY_STRING

--route-remote-addr

add a route based on REMOTE_ADDR

--route-user-agent

add a route based on HTTP_USER_AGENT

--route-remote-user

add a route based on REMOTE_USER

--route-referer

add a route based on HTTP_REFERER

--route-label

add a routing label (for use with goto)

--route-if

add a route based on condition

--route-if-not

add a route based on condition (negate version)

--route-run

always run the specified route action

--final-route

add a final route

--final-route-status

add a final route for the specified status

--final-route-host

add a final route based on Host header

--final-route-uri

add a final route based on REQUEST_URI

--final-route-qs

add a final route based on QUERY_STRING

--final-route-remote-addr

add a final route based on REMOTE_ADDR

--final-route-user-agent

add a final route based on HTTP_USER_AGENT

--final-route-remote-user

add a final route based on REMOTE_USER

--final-route-referer

add a final route based on HTTP_REFERER

--final-route-label

add a final routing label (for use with goto)

--final-route-if

add a final route based on condition

--final-route-if-not

add a final route based on condition (negate version)

--final-route-run

always run the specified final route action

--error-route

add an error route

--error-route-status

add an error route for the specified status

--error-route-host

add an error route based on Host header

--error-route-uri

add an error route based on REQUEST_URI

--error-route-qs

add an error route based on QUERY_STRING

--error-route-remote-addr

add an error route based on REMOTE_ADDR

--error-route-user-agent

add an error route based on HTTP_USER_AGENT

--error-route-remote-user

add an error route based on REMOTE_USER

--error-route-referer

add an error route based on HTTP_REFERER

--error-route-label

add an error routing label (for use with goto)

--error-route-if

add an error route based on condition

--error-route-if-not

add an error route based on condition (negate version)

--error-route-run

always run the specified error route action

--response-route

add a response route

--response-route-status

add a response route for the specified status

--response-route-host

add a response route based on Host header

--response-route-uri

add a response route based on REQUEST_URI

--response-route-qs

add a response route based on QUERY_STRING

--response-route-remote-addr

add a response route based on REMOTE_ADDR

--response-route-user-agent

add a response route based on HTTP_USER_AGENT

--response-route-remote-user

add a response route based on REMOTE_USER

--response-route-referer

add a response route based on HTTP_REFERER

--response-route-label

add a response routing label (for use with goto)

--response-route-if

add a response route based on condition

--response-route-if-not

add a response route based on condition (negate version)

--response-route-run

always run the specified response route action

--router-list

list enabled routers

--routers-list

list enabled routers

--error-page-403

add an error page (html) for managed 403 response

--error-page-404

add an error page (html) for managed 404 response

--error-page-500

add an error page (html) for managed 500 response

--websockets-ping-freq

set the frequency (in seconds) of websockets automatic ping packets

--websocket-ping-freq

set the frequency (in seconds) of websockets automatic ping packets

--websockets-pong-tolerance

set the tolerance (in seconds) of websockets ping/pong subsystem

--websocket-pong-tolerance

set the tolerance (in seconds) of websockets ping/pong subsystem

--websockets-max-size

set the max allowed size of websocket messages (in Kbytes, default 1024)

--websocket-max-size

set the max allowed size of websocket messages (in Kbytes, default 1024)

--chunked-input-limit

set the max size of a chunked input part (default 1MB, in bytes)

--chunked-input-timeout

set default timeout for chunked input

--clock

set a clock source

--clock-list

list enabled clocks

--clocks-list

list enabled clocks

--add-header

automatically add HTTP headers to response

--rem-header

automatically remove specified HTTP header from the response

--del-header

automatically remove specified HTTP header from the response

--collect-header

store the specified response header in a request var (syntax: header var)

--response-header-collect

store the specified response header in a request var (syntax: header var)

--pull-header

store the specified response header in a request var and remove it from the response (syntax: header var)

--check-static

check for static files in the specified directory

--check-static-docroot

check for static files in the requested DOCUMENT_ROOT

--static-check

check for static files in the specified directory

--static-map

map mountpoint to static directory (or file)

--static-map2

like static-map but completely appending the requested resource to the docroot

--static-skip-ext

skip specified extension from staticfile checks

--static-index

search for specified file if a directory is requested

--static-safe

skip security checks if the file is under the specified path

--static-cache-paths

put resolved paths in the uWSGI cache for the specified amount of seconds

--static-cache-paths-name

use the specified cache for static paths

--mimefile

set mime types file path (default /etc/mime.types)

--mime-file

set mime types file path (default /etc/mime.types)

--static-expires-type

set the Expires header based on content type

--static-expires-type-mtime

set the Expires header based on content type and file mtime

--static-expires

set the Expires header based on filename regexp

--static-expires-mtime

set the Expires header based on filename regexp and file mtime

--static-expires-uri

set the Expires header based on REQUEST_URI regexp

--static-expires-uri-mtime

set the Expires header based on REQUEST_URI regexp and file mtime

--static-expires-path-info

set the Expires header based on PATH_INFO regexp

--static-expires-path-info-mtime

set the Expires header based on PATH_INFO regexp and file mtime

--static-gzip

if the supplied regexp matches the static file translation it will search for a gzip version

--static-gzip-all

check for a gzip version of all requested static files

--static-gzip-dir

check for a gzip version of all requested static files in the specified dir/prefix

--static-gzip-prefix

check for a gzip version of all requested static files in the specified dir/prefix

--static-gzip-ext

check for a gzip version of all requested static files with the specified ext/suffix

--static-gzip-suffix

check for a gzip version of all requested static files with the specified ext/suffix

--honour-range

enable support for the HTTP Range header

--offload-threads

set the number of offload threads to spawn (per-worker, default 0)

--offload-thread

set the number of offload threads to spawn (per-worker, default 0)

--file-serve-mode

set static file serving mode

--fileserve-mode

set static file serving mode

--disable-sendfile

disable sendfile() and rely on boring read()/write()

--check-cache

check for response data in the specified cache (empty for default cache)

--close-on-exec

set close-on-exec on connection sockets (could be required for spawning processes in requests)

--close-on-exec2

set close-on-exec on server sockets (could be required for spawning processes in requests)

--mode

set uWSGI custom mode

--env

set environment variable

--envdir

load a daemontools compatible envdir

--early-envdir

load a daemontools compatible envdir ASAP

--unenv

unset environment variable

--vacuum

try to remove all of the generated file/sockets

--file-write

write the specified content to the specified file (syntax: file=value) before privileges drop

--cgroup

put the processes in the specified cgroup

--cgroup-opt

set value in specified cgroup option

--cgroup-dir-mode

set permission for cgroup directory (default is 700)

--namespace

run in a new namespace under the specified rootfs

--namespace-keep-mount

keep the specified mountpoint in your namespace

--ns

run in a new namespace under the specified rootfs

--namespace-net

add network namespace

--ns-net

add network namespace

--enable-proxy-protocol

enable PROXY1 protocol support (only for http parsers)

--reuse-port

enable REUSE_PORT flag on socket (BSD only)

--tcp-fast-open

enable TCP_FASTOPEN flag on TCP sockets with the specified qlen value

--tcp-fastopen

enable TCP_FASTOPEN flag on TCP sockets with the specified qlen value

--tcp-fast-open-client

use sendto(..., MSG_FASTOPEN, ...) instead of connect() if supported

--tcp-fastopen-client

use sendto(..., MSG_FASTOPEN, ...) instead of connect() if supported

--zerg

attach to a zerg server

--zerg-fallback

fallback to normal sockets if the zerg server is not available

--zerg-server

enable the zerg server on the specified UNIX socket

--cron

add a cron task

--cron2

add a cron task (key=val syntax)

--unique-cron

add a unique cron task

--cron-harakiri

set the maximum time (in seconds) we wait for cron command to complete

--legion-cron

add a cron task runnable only when the instance is a lord of the specified legion

--cron-legion

add a cron task runnable only when the instance is a lord of the specified legion

--unique-legion-cron

add a unique cron task runnable only when the instance is a lord of the specified legion

--unique-cron-legion

add a unique cron task runnable only when the instance is a lord of the specified legion

--loop

select the uWSGI loop engine

--loop-list

list enabled loop engines

--loops-list

list enabled loop engines

--worker-exec

run the specified command as worker

--worker-exec2

run the specified command as worker (after post_fork hook)

--attach-daemon

attach a command/daemon to the master process (the command has to not go in background)

--attach-control-daemon

attach a command/daemon to the master process (the command has to not go in background), when the daemon dies, the master dies too

--smart-attach-daemon

attach a command/daemon to the master process managed by a pidfile (the command has to daemonize)

--smart-attach-daemon2

attach a command/daemon to the master process managed by a pidfile (the command has to NOT daemonize)

--legion-attach-daemon

same as --attach-daemon but daemon runs only on legion lord node

--legion-smart-attach-daemon

same as --smart-attach-daemon but daemon runs only on legion lord node

--legion-smart-attach-daemon2

same as --smart-attach-daemon2 but daemon runs only on legion lord node

--daemons-honour-stdin

do not change the stdin of external daemons to /dev/null

--attach-daemon2

attach-daemon keyval variant (supports smart modes too)

--plugins

load uWSGI plugins

--plugin

load uWSGI plugins

--need-plugins

load uWSGI plugins (exit on error)

--need-plugin

load uWSGI plugins (exit on error)

--plugins-dir

add a directory to uWSGI plugin search path

--plugin-dir

add a directory to uWSGI plugin search path

--plugins-list

list enabled plugins

--plugin-list

list enabled plugins

--autoload

try to automatically load plugins when unknown options are found

--dlopen

blindly load a shared library

--allowed-modifiers

comma separated list of allowed modifiers

--remap-modifier

remap request modifier from one id to another

--dump-options

dump the full list of available options

--show-config

show the current config reformatted as ini

--binary-append-data

return the content of a resource to stdout for appending to a uwsgi binary (for data:// usage)

--print

simple print

--iprint

simple print (immediate version)

--exit

force exit() of the instance

--cflags

report uWSGI CFLAGS (useful for building external plugins)

--dot-h

dump the uwsgi.h used for building the core (useful for building external plugins)

--config-py

dump the uwsgiconfig.py used for building the core (useful for building external plugins)

--build-plugin

build a uWSGI plugin for the current binary

--version

print uWSGI version

--response-headers-limit

set response header maximum size (default: 64k)

--psgi

load a psgi app

--psgi-enable-psgix-io

enable psgix.io support

--perl-no-die-catch

do not catch $SIG{__DIE__}

--perl-local-lib

set perl locallib path

--perl-version

print perl version

--perl-args

add items (space separated) to @ARGV

--perl-arg

add an item to @ARGV

--perl-exec

exec the specified perl file before fork()

--perl-exec-post-fork

exec the specified perl file after fork()

--perl-auto-reload

enable perl auto-reloader with the specified frequency

--perl-auto-reload-ignore

ignore the specified files when auto-reload is enabled

--plshell

run a perl interactive shell

--plshell-oneshot

run a perl interactive shell (one shot)

--perl-no-plack

force the use of do instead of Plack::Util::load_psgi