---
name: "flappserver"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-foolscap"
version: "24.9.0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/flappserver"
---

# flappserver(1)

foolscap server

## NAME

flappserver - foolscap server

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

This command controls a foolscap application server or 'flappserver'. It fulfills the same role as "twistd" does for Twisted code: allows sysadmins to configure and launch services without obligating them to write Python code for each one.

The options are described below.

## OPTIONS

- **create**

  Create a new app server.

- **add**

  Add new service to an app server.

- **list**

  List services in an app server.

- **start**

  Launch an app server.

- **stop**

  Shut down an app server.

- **restart**

  First stop, if necessary, then start a server.

- **version**

  Show the version.

- **help**

  Show the embedded help.

## AUTHOR

**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 (but may be used by others).