tldr/pages/common/waitress-serve.md

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}}