start.txt

Usage: fastify start [opts] <file> [--] [<plugin-options>]

OPTS

  -p, --port
  [env: FASTIFY_PORT or PORT]
      Port to listen on (default to 3000)

  -a, --address
  [env: FASTIFY_ADDRESS]
      Address to listen on

  -s, --socket
  [env: FASTIFY_SOCKET]
      Socket to listen on

  -l, --log-level
  [env: FASTIFY_LOG_LEVEL]
      Log level (default to fatal)

  -r, --require
  [env: FASTIFY_REQUIRE]
      Module to preload

  -L, --logging-module
  [env: FASTIFY_LOGGING_MODULE]
      Path to logging configuration module to use

  -P, --pretty-logs
  [env: FASTIFY_PRETTY_LOGS]
      Prints pretty logs

  -o, --options
  [env: FASTIFY_OPTIONS]
      Use custom options

  -w, --watch
  [env: FASTIFY_WATCH]
      Watch process.cwd() directory for changes, recursively; when that happens, the process will auto reload.

  -e, --on-watch-event
  [env: FASTIFY_ON_WATCH_EVENT]
      When watch triggers a restart, run a command.

  -x, --prefix
  [env: FASTIFY_PREFIX]
      Set the prefix

  --body-limit
  [env: FASTIFY_BODY_LIMIT]
      Defines the maximum payload, in bytes, the server is allowed to accept

  -T, --plugin-timeout
      The maximum amount of time that a plugin can take to load (default to 10 seconds).

  -g, --close-grace-delay
      The maximum amount of time before forcefully closing pending requests (default to 500 ms)

  -d, --debug
      Start Fastify app in debug mode with nodejs inspector 

  -I, --debug-port
      Set the inspector port (default to 9320)

  -h, --help
      Show this help message

Examples:

  start plugin.js on port 8080

    fastify start -p 8080 plugin.js

  start plugin.js passing custom options to it

    fastify start plugin.js -- --custom-plugin-option-1 --custom-plugin-option-2