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NAME

thin - fast and very simple Ruby web server

SYNOPSIS

thin [ options] start|stop|restart|config|install

DESCRIPTION

Server options:

-a, --address HOST
bind to HOST address (default: 0.0.0.0)
-p, --port PORT
use PORT (default: 3000)
-S, --socket FILE
bind to unix domain socket
-y, --swiftiply [KEY]
Run using swiftiply
-A, --adapter NAME
Rack adapter to use (default: autodetect) (rack, rails, ramaze, halcyon, merb, mack, mack, file)
-R, --rackup FILE
Load a Rack config file instead of Rack adapter
-c, --chdir DIR
Change to dir before starting
--stats PATH
Mount the Stats adapter under PATH

SSL options:

--ssl
Enables SSL
--ssl-key-file PATH
Path to private key
--ssl-cert-file PATH
Path to certificate
--ssl-verify
Enables SSL certificate verification

Adapter options:

-e, --environment ENV
Framework environment (default: development)
--prefix PATH
Mount the app under PATH (start with /)

Daemon options:

-d, --daemonize
Run daemonized in the background
-l, --log FILE
File to redirect output (default: log/thin.log)
-P, --pid FILE
File to store PID (default: tmp/pids/thin.pid)
-u, --user NAME
User to run daemon as (use with -g)
-g, --group NAME
Group to run daemon as (use with -u)
--tag NAME
Additional text to display in process listing

Cluster options:

-s, --servers NUM
Number of servers to start
-o, --only NUM
Send command to only one server of the cluster
-C, --config FILE
Load options from config file
--all [DIR]
Send command to each config files in DIR
-O, --onebyone
Restart the cluster one by one (only works with restart command)
-w, --wait NUM
Maximum wait time for server to be started in seconds (use with -O)

Tuning options:

-b, --backend CLASS
Backend to use, full classname
-t, --timeout SEC
Request or command timeout in sec (default: 30)
-f, --force
Force the execution of the command
--max-conns NUM
Maximum number of open file descriptors (default: 1024) Might require sudo to set higher than 1024
--max-persistent-conns NUM
Maximum number of persistent connections (default: 512)
--threaded
Call the Rack application in threads [experimental]
--no-epoll
Disable the use of epoll

Common options:

-r, --require FILE
require the library
-D, --debug
Set debugging on
-V, --trace
Set tracing on (log raw request/response)
-h, --help
Show this message
-v, --version
Show version

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for thin is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and thin programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info thin
should give you access to the complete manual.
June 2012 thin 1.3.1 codename Triple Espresso