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stencila serve

Run the HTTP/Websocket server

Usage

stencila serve [OPTIONS] [DIR]

Arguments

NameDescription
[DIR]The directory to serve. Default value: ..

Options

NameDescription
-a, --addressThe address to serve on. Default value: 127.0.0.1.
-p, --portThe port to serve on. Default value: 9000.
--no-authDo not authenticate or authorize requests. Possible values: true, false.
--rawShould files be served raw? Possible values: true, false.
--sourceShould SourceMap headers be sent? Possible values: true, false.
--syncWhether and in which direction(s) to sync served documents. Possible values: in, out, in-out.
--corsCORS policy level. Default value: none.

Possible values of --cors

ValueDescription
noneNo CORS headers
restrictiveAllow only same-origin requests
localAllow localhost and 127.0.0.1 origins only
permissiveAllow all origins, methods, and headers
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