tldr/pages/common/waitress-serve.md

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waitress-serve

Pure Python WSGI HTTP Server.

  • Run a Python web app:

waitress-serve {{import.path:wsgi_func}}

  • Listen on port 8080 on localhost:

waitress-serve --listen={{localhost}}:{{8080}} {{import.path:wsgi_func}}

  • Start waitress on a Unix socket:

waitress-serve --unix-socket={{path/to/socket}} {{import.path:wsgi_func}}

  • Use 4 threads to process requests:

waitress-serve --threads={{4}} {{import.path:wsgifunc}}

  • Call a factory method that returns a WSGI object:

waitress-serve --call {{import.path.wsgi_factory}}

  • Set the URL scheme to https:

waitress-serve --url-scheme={{https}} {{import.path:wsgi_func}}