---
name: "amanda-rest-server"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "amanda-common"
version: "1:3.5.4-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/amanda-rest-server"
---

# amanda-rest-server(8)

Start or stop the Amanda Rest Server

## NAME

amanda-rest-server - Start or stop the Amanda Rest Server

## SYNOPSIS

**amanda-rest-server** \[--help\] \[--version\] \[--development\] \[start \| stop\]

## DESCRIPTION

**amanda-rest-server** start the Amanda Rest Server.

## OPTIONS

- \--development

  Help debugging server error.

start

Start the Amanda Rest Server.

stop

Stop the Amanda Rest Server.

## CONFIGURATIONS

The configurationmust be in the **/etc/amanda/amanda.conf** file.

**rest-api-port** *port*

The port the rest server is listening.

**rest-ssl-cert** *string*

The path to the certicate file for ssl connection.

**rest-ssl-key** *string*

The path to the key file for ssl connection.

## SEE ALSO

[**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md), [**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md)

The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

## AUTHOR

**Jean-Louis Martineau** \<martineau@zmanda.com\>

Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)