chef-server(8) - Start the Chef Server merb application slice.
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## SYNOPSIS

__chef-server__ _(options)_

  * `-u`, `--user USER`:
    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.
  * `-G`, `--group GROUP`:
    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.
  * `-d`, `--daemonize`:
    This will run a single chef-server-webui in the background.
  * `-N`, `--no-daemonize`:
    This will allow you to run a cluster in console mode.
  * `-c`, `--cluster-nodes NUM_MERBS`:
    Number of merb daemons to run for chef-server-webui.
  * `-I`, `--init-file FILE`:
    File to use for initialization on load, defaults to config/init.rb.
  * `-p`, `--port PORTNUM`:
    Port to run chef-server-webui on, defaults to 4040. Additional nodes (-c)
    listen on incrementing port numbers.
  * `-o`, `--socket-file FILE`:
    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 *only* if you *must*.
  * `-s`, `--socket SOCKNUM`:
    Socket number to run chef-server-webui on, defaults to 0.
  * `-n`, `--name NAME`:
    Set the name of the application. This is used in the process title and
    log file names.
  * `-P`, `--pid PIDFILE`:
    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.
  * `-h`, `--host HOSTNAME`:
    Host to bind to (default is 0.0.0.0).
  * `-m`, `--merb-root PATH_TO_APP_ROOT`:
    The path to the Merb.root for the app you want to run
    (default is current working directory).
  * `-a`, `--adapter ADAPTER`:
    The rack adapter to use to run chef-server-webui (default is mongrel)
    [mongrel, emongrel, thin, ebb, fastcgi, webrick].
  * `-R`, `--rackup FILE`:
    Load an alternate Rack config file (default is config/rack.rb).
  * `-i`, `--irb-console`:
    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.
  * `-S`, `--sandbox`:
    This flag will enable a sandboxed irb console. If your ORM supports
    transactions, all edits will be rolled back on exit.
  * `-l`, `--log-level LEVEL`:
    Log levels can be set to any of these options:
    debug < info < warn < error < fatal (default is info).
  * `-L`, `--log LOGFILE`:
    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.
  * `-e`, `--environment STRING`:
    Environment to run Merb under [development, production, testing]
    (default is development).
  * `-r`, `--script-runner ['RUBY CODE'| FULL_SCRIPT_PATH]`:
    Command-line option to run scripts and/or code in the chef-server-webui
    app.
  * `-K`, `-graceful PORT or all`:
    Gracefully kill chef-server-webui proceses by port number.
    Use chef-server -K all to gracefully kill all merbs.
  * `-k`, `--kill PORT`:
    Force kill one merb worker by port number. This will cause the worker
    to be respawned.
  * `--fast-deploy`:
    Reload the code, but not yourinit.rb or gems.
  * `-X`, `--mutex on/off`:
    This flag is for turning the mutex lock on and off.
  * `-D`, `--debugger`:
    Run chef-server-webui using rDebug.
  * `-V`, `--verbose`:
    Print extra information.
  * `-C`, `--console-trap`:
    Enter an irb console on ^C.
  * `-?`, `-H`, `--help`:
    Show this help message.

## 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.

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.

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.

## SEE ALSO

__chef-client__(8)
__chef-server-webui__(8)
__knife__(1)

Full documentation for Chef and chef-server is located on the Chef
wiki, http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Home.

## AUTHOR

Chef was written by Adam Jacob <adam@ospcode.com> of Opscode
(http://www.opscode.com),  with contributions from the community.  This
manual page was written by Joshua Timberman  <joshua@opscode.com>  with
help2man.  Permission  is  granted  to copy, distribute and / or modify
this document under the terms of the Apache 2.0 License.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the Apache 2.0 License  can  be
found in /usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0.
