---
name: "ppserver"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-ppft"
version: "1.7.6.9+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ppserver"
---

# ppserver(1)

PPFT (Parallel Python) Network Server

## NAME

ppserver - PPFT (Parallel Python) Network Server

## SYNOPSIS

**ppserver** \[*-hdar*\] \[*-f format*\] \[*-n proto*\] \[*-c config\_path*\] \[*-i interface*\] \[*-b broadcast*\] \[*-p port*\] \[*-w nworkers*\] \[*-s secret*\] \[*-t seconds*\] \[*-k seconds*\] \[*-P pid\_file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Parallel Python Network Server (pp-1.7.6.9)

## OPTIONS

**-h**                 : this help message

**-d**                 : set log level to debug

**-f** format          : log format

**-a**                 : enable auto-discovery service

**-r**                 : restart worker process after each task completion

**-n** proto           : protocol number for pickle module

**-c** path            : path to config file

**-i** interface       : interface to listen

**-b** broadcast       : broadcast address for auto-discovery service

**-p** port            : port to listen

**-w** nworkers        : number of workers to start

**-s** secret          : secret for authentication

**-t** seconds         : timeout to exit if no connections with clients exist

**-k** seconds         : socket timeout in seconds

**-P** pid\_file        : file to write PID to

To print server stats send SIGUSR1 to its main process (unix only).

Due to the security concerns always use a non-trivial secret key. Secret key set by **-s** switch will override secret key assigned by pp\_secret variable in .pythonrc.py

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