Command Line Options

Below are the available command-line options for both the Server and Node components.

Server Options

--help
Prints help for the command-line options.
--base-dir
Sets a custom location where the base data and files will be stored.
--copy-db
Creates a new SQLite database and copies all the data from one database into a new database.
--gui
Launches the full standalone GUI application.
--minimal-gui
Launches the minimal GUI.
--systemd
Installs or uninstalls the Systemd service (Linux only).

--help
Prints help for the command-line options.
--server [value]
Specifies the FileFlows server URL.
Example: --server http://tower:5000/
--name [value]
Sets the name of this Node.
Example: --name WindowsNode
--temp [value]
Sets the temporary working directory for this Node.
Example: --temp /mnt/temp
--base-dir [value]
Specifies the base directory for saving application data.
Example: --base-dir /my/custom/path
--gui [true|false]
Indicates whether a GUI should be shown.
Example: --gui true
--api-port [value]
Sets the port for the REST API.
Example: --api-port 5000
--systemd [true|false]
Installs FileFlows Node as a systemd service.
--root [true|false]
Indicates if the systemd service should run as root.
--uninstall [true|false]
Uninstalls the systemd service.
--dotnet [value]
Specifies the location of dotnet for systemd installation.
Example: --dotnet /usr/john/.dotnet