run CLI command reference

Detailed information on the run CLI command

Description

Run Dapr and (optionally) your application side by side.

Supported platforms

Usage

dapr run [flags] [command]

Flags

NameEnvironment VariableDefaultDescription
--app-id, -aThe id for your application, used for service discovery
--app-max-concurrencyunlimitedThe concurrency level of the application, otherwise is unlimited
--app-port, -pThe port your application is listening on
--app-protocol, -PhttpThe protocol (gRPC or HTTP) Dapr uses to talk to the application. Valid values are: http or grpc
--app-sslfalseEnable https when Dapr invokes the application
--components-path, -dLinux & Mac: $HOME/.dapr/components, Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.dapr\componentsThe path for components directory
--config, -cLinux & Mac: $HOME/.dapr/config.yaml, Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.dapr\config.yamlDapr configuration file
--dapr-grpc-port50001The gRPC port for Dapr to listen on
--dapr-http-port3500The HTTP port for Dapr to listen on
--enable-profilingfalseEnable pprof profiling via an HTTP endpoint
--help, -hPrint this help message
--imageThe image to build the code in. Input is: repository/image
--log-levelinfoThe log verbosity. Valid values are: debug, info, warn, error, fatal, or panic
--placement-host-addressDAPR_PLACEMENT_HOSTlocalhostThe host on which the placement service resides
--profile-port7777The port for the profile server to listen on
--dapr-http-max-request-size4Max 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