---
name: "viewvc-standalone"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "viewvc"
version: "1.1.26-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/viewvc-standalone"
---

# viewvc-standalone(1)

run a simple stand-alone HTTP server for ViewVC

## NAME

viewvc-standalone - run a simple stand-alone HTTP server for ViewVC

## SYNOPSIS

**viewvc-standalone** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Run a simple, standalone HTTP server configured to serve up ViewVC requests.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**, **--config-file**=*PATH*

  Use the file at *PATH* as the ViewVC configuration file.  If not specified, ViewVC will try to use the configuration file in its installation tree; otherwise, built-in default values are used.  This option is not valid in GUI mode.

- **-d**, **--daemon**

  Background the server process.

- **-h**, **--host**=*HOST*

  Start the server listening on *HOST*.  You need to provide the hostname if you want to access the standalone server from a remote machine.  The default is *localhost*.

- **-p**, **--port**=*PORT*

  Start the server on the given *PORT*.  The default is *49152*.

- **-r**, **--repository**=*PATH*

  Serve up the Subversion or CVS repository located at *PATH*.  This option may be used more than once.

- **-s**, **--script-alias**=*PATH*

  Specify the ScriptAlias, the artificial path location that at which ViewVC appears to be located.  For example, if your ScriptAlias is *cgi-bin/viewvc*, then ViewVC will be accessible at *http://localhost:49152/cgi-bin/viewvc*.  The default is *viewvc*.

- **-g**, **--gui**

  **Pop up a graphical interface for serving and testing ViewVC.  Note: this** **requires a valid X11 display connection.**

## FILES

*/etc/viewvc/viewvc.conf*

## SEE ALSO

**ViewVC web site, http://www.viewvc.org/.**

## AUTHORS

**viewvc-standalone** **was written by the ViewVC Group.  A complete list of authors may be** **obtained at http://www.viewvc.org/.**

**This manual page was written by John Zaitseff \<J.Zaitseff@zap.org.au\> for** **the Debian project.  It is distributed under the GNU General Public** **License, version 2 or later, and may be used under that licence by** **others.**