FLAPPSERVER(1)

πŸ’– flappserver πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to flappserver β€” that's section 1 of the General Commands Manual, aka the foolscap server situation. this is your girl's guide to running it, no cap. ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

flappserver β€” the foolscap server. that's it, that's the whole vibe check. πŸ¦‹


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

flappserver (create|add|list|start|stop)

like… pick one of those five, bestie, and go. πŸ‘‘


✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so flappserver is the command that runs your foolscap application server (affectionately: a flappserver). it's giving twistd but for foolscap β€” same energy, different fandom. 🫢

the whole point? sysadmins get to configure and launch services without being obligated to write Python code for every single one of them. no Python homework required, we love that for you. 😌

the options are described below. and yeah, we're doing all of them. πŸ’…


🌈 OPTIONS 🌈

  • create β€” Create a new app server. brand new baby server, fresh out the box. 🍼✨
  • add β€” Add new service to an app server. more services = more slay. πŸ’–
  • list β€” List services in an app server. let's see who's on the roster. πŸ“‹
  • start β€” Launch an app server. main character energy, activated. πŸ”₯
  • stop β€” Shut down an app server. okay queen, time to rest. 😴
  • restart β€” First stop, if necessary, then start a server. stop-then-start combo, iconic. πŸŽ€
  • version β€” Show the version. the receipts, if you will. 🧾
  • help β€” Show the embedded help. when you're lost, bestie, ask the tool itself. πŸ¦‹

πŸ‘‘ AUTHOR πŸ‘‘

flappserver is a tool that ships with foolscap, created by Brian Warner. 🫢

this manual page was written by Elliot Murphy <elliot@ubuntu.com>, for the Debian project β€” but, and I quote, may be used by others. sharing is caring, fr fr. πŸ’œ


and that's the whole page, bestie!! πŸ’… this came to you straight out of the General Commands Manual, section 1, filed under FLAPPSERVER(1) β€” the foolscap-adjacent, Debian-flavored corner of the manual world. no date on the tin, just vibes. mwah. 😘✨

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