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run CLI command reference

Detailed information on the run CLI command

Description

Run Dapr and (optionally) your application side by side. A full list comparing daprd arguments, CLI arguments, and Kubernetes annotations can be found here.

Supported platforms

Usage

dapr run [flags] [command]

Flags

Name Environment Variable Default Description
--app-id, -a APP_ID The id for your application, used for service discovery
--app-max-concurrency unlimited The concurrency level of the application, otherwise is unlimited
--app-port, -p APP_PORT The port your application is listening on
--app-protocol, -P http The protocol (gRPC or HTTP) Dapr uses to talk to the application. Valid values are: http or grpc
--app-ssl false Enable https when Dapr invokes the application
--components-path, -d Linux & Mac: $HOME/.dapr/components, Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.dapr\components The path for components directory
--config, -c Linux & Mac: $HOME/.dapr/config.yaml, Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.dapr\config.yaml Dapr configuration file
--dapr-grpc-port DAPR_GRPC_PORT 50001 The gRPC port for Dapr to listen on
--dapr-http-port DAPR_HTTP_PORT 3500 The HTTP port for Dapr to listen on
--enable-profiling false Enable pprof profiling via an HTTP endpoint
--help, -h Print this help message
--image The image to build the code in. Input is: repository/image
--log-level info The log verbosity. Valid values are: debug, info, warn, error, fatal, or panic
--metrics-port DAPR_METRICS_PORT 9090 The port that Dapr sends its metrics information to
--profile-port 7777 The port for the profile server to listen on
--dapr-http-max-request-size 4 Max size of request body in MB.

Examples

# Run a .NET application
dapr run --app-id myapp --app-port 5000 -- dotnet run

# Run a Java application
dapr run --app-id myapp -- java -jar myapp.jar

# Run a NodeJs application that listens to port 3000
dapr run --app-id myapp --app-port 3000 -- node myapp.js

# Run a Python application
dapr run --app-id myapp -- python myapp.py

# Run sidecar only
dapr run --app-id myapp

# Run a gRPC application written in Go (listening on port 3000)
dapr run --app-id myapp --app-port 5000 --app-protocol grpc -- go run main.go

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