---
name: "Orthanc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "orthanc"
version: "1.5.6+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Orthanc"
---

# Orthanc(1)

Lightweight, RESTful DICOM server for healthcare and medical research

## NAME

Orthanc - Lightweight, RESTful DICOM server for healthcare and medical research

## SYNOPSIS

**Orthanc** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*CONFIGURATION*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Orthanc, lightweight, RESTful DICOM server for healthcare and medical research.

The "CONFIGURATION" argument can be a single file or a directory. In the case of a directory, all the JSON files it contains will be merged. If no configuration path is given on the command line, a set of default parameters is used. Please refer to the Orthanc homepage for the full instructions about how to use Orthanc \<http://www.orthanc-server.com/\>.

### Command-line options:

- **--help**

  display this help and exit

- **--logdir**=*\[dir\]*

  directory where to store the log files (by default, the log is dumped to stderr)

- **--logfile**=*\[file\]*

  file where to store the log of Orthanc (by default, the log is dumped to stderr)

- **--config**=*\[file\]*

  create a sample configuration file and exit

- **--errors**

  print the supported error codes and exit

- **--verbose**

  be verbose in logs

- **--trace**

  highest verbosity in logs (for debug)

- **--upgrade**

  allow Orthanc to upgrade the version of the database (beware that the database will become incompatible with former versions of Orthanc)

- **--no-jobs**

  Don't restart the jobs that were stored during the last execution of Orthanc

- **--version**

  output version information and exit

### Exit status:

-

  0 if success,

**-1** if error (have a look at the logs).

## AUTHOR

Written by Sebastien Jodogne \<s.jodogne@orthanc-labs.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2012-2016 Sebastien Jodogne, Medical Physics Department, University Hospital of Liege (Belgium)\
 Copyright © 2017-2019 Osimis S.A. (Belgium) Licensing GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>, with OpenSSL exception.\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
