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Is it possible to have a CommandBox server with a ...

bockensm

02/28/2022, 5:02 PM

Is it possible to have a CommandBox server with a name derived not from the current folder but from a parent? Let's say I have this folder structure and server.json lives inside the "app" folder, I'd always wind up with servers called "app" and it's not clear which I'm starting and where it lives:

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websites
  <http://website1.com|website1.com>
    app
  <http://website2.com|website2.com>
    app

bockensm

02/28/2022, 5:03 PM

I've also tried

server start name=<http://website2.com|website2.com>

from the "app" folder there but it fails to find server.json, which makes sense because that's how the docs say it will work

bockensm

02/28/2022, 5:04 PM

I do not have a .env file inside "app" that gives it a specific name, though that would be one possible solution.

thisOldDave

02/28/2022, 5:10 PM

the

name

element in server.json, and use an env var to set it something like

{ "name": "${SITE_NAME} }

bdw429s

02/28/2022, 6:51 PM

Is it possible to have a CommandBox server with a name derived not from the current folder but from a parent?

@bockensm Yes, write a custom module that listens to the

preServerStart

interception point and manually overrides the

interceptData.serverDetails.defaultName

to override the default name on first server start.

bdw429s

02/28/2022, 6:52 PM

That said, the better option is just to set the name in your

server.json

or pass it in your

server start

command. Just keep in mind, a server's name is immutable once the server starts at least once, so trying to change it after the fact will probably just create a duplicate server. Make sure you have the name specified from the very first start

bdw429s

02/28/2022, 6:55 PM

tried
server start name=<http://website2.com|website2.com>
from the "app" folder there but it fails to find server.json

To be clear, this should still work. I just tested with these commands and it names the server as I requested AND uses my

server.json

file

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mkdir servernametest --cd
server set web.HTTP.port=1234
start name=nametestfoobar serverConfigFile=server.json --verbose

bdw429s

02/28/2022, 6:57 PM

Setting the

name

property inside your

server.json

will also work too

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server set name=nametestfoobar
server start --verbose

bdw429s

02/28/2022, 6:57 PM

cc/ @thisOldDave

bockensm

02/28/2022, 7:14 PM

Ah, I didn't pass

serverConfigFile

so that's why it didn't find the config

bockensm

02/28/2022, 7:15 PM

The interception point option sounds interesting

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