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JUPYTERHUB(1) User Commands JUPYTERHUB(1)

jupyterhub - Multi-user server for Jupyter notebooks

Start a multi-user Jupyter Notebook server

Spawns a configurable-http-proxy and multi-user Hub, which authenticates users and spawns single-user Notebook servers on behalf of users.

Subcommands =========== Subcommands are launched as `jupyterhub cmd [args]`. For information on using subcommand 'cmd', do: `jupyterhub cmd -h`.

token

Generate an API token for a user

upgrade-db

Upgrade your JupyterHub state database to the current version.

Options ======= The options below are convenience aliases to configurable class-options, as listed in the "Equivalent to" description-line of the aliases. To see all configurable class-options for some <cmd>, use:

<cmd> --help-all

--debug

set log level to logging.DEBUG (maximize logging output) Equivalent to: [--Application.log_level=10]

--show-config

Show the application's configuration (human-readable format) Equivalent to: [--Application.show_config=True]

--show-config-json

Show the application's configuration (json format) Equivalent to: [--Application.show_config_json=True]

--generate-config

generate default config file Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.generate_config=True]

--generate-certs

generate certificates used for internal ssl Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.generate_certs=True]

--no-db

disable persisting state database to disk Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.db_url=sqlite:///:memory:]

--upgrade-db

Automatically upgrade the database if needed on startup.
Only safe if the database has been backed up. Only SQLite database files will be backed up automatically.
Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.upgrade_db=True]

--no-ssl

[DEPRECATED in 0.7: does nothing] Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.confirm_no_ssl=True]

--base-url=<URLPrefix>

The base URL of the entire application.
Add this to the beginning of all JupyterHub URLs. Use base_url to run JupyterHub within an existing website. .. deprecated: 0.9
Use JupyterHub.bind_url
Default: '/' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.base_url]

-y=<Bool>

Answer yes to any questions (e.g. confirm overwrite) Default: False Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.answer_yes]

--ssl-key=<Unicode>

Path to SSL key file for the public facing interface of the proxy
When setting this, you should also set ssl_cert
Default: '' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.ssl_key]

--ssl-cert=<Unicode>

Path to SSL certificate file for the public facing interface of the proxy
When setting this, you should also set ssl_key
Default: '' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.ssl_cert]

--url=<Unicode>

The public facing URL of the whole JupyterHub application.
This is the address on which the proxy will bind. Sets protocol, ip, base_url
Default: 'http://:8000' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.bind_url]

--ip=<Unicode>

The public facing ip of the whole JupyterHub application
(specifically referred to as the proxy). This is the address on which the proxy will listen. The default is to listen on all interfaces. This is the only address through which JupyterHub should be accessed by users. .. deprecated: 0.9
Use JupyterHub.bind_url
Default: '' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.ip]

--port=<Int>

The public facing port of the proxy.
This is the port on which the proxy will listen. This is the only port through which JupyterHub should be accessed by users. .. deprecated: 0.9
Use JupyterHub.bind_url
Default: 8000 Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.port]

--pid-file=<Unicode>

File to write PID
Useful for daemonizing JupyterHub.
Default: '' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.pid_file]

--log-file=<Unicode>

DEPRECATED: use output redirection instead, e.g. jupyterhub &>> /var/log/jupyterhub.log Default: '' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.extra_log_file]

--log-level=<Enum>

Set the log level by value or name. Choices: any of [0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARN', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL'] Default: 30 Equivalent to: [--Application.log_level]

-f=<Unicode>

The config file to load Default: 'jupyterhub_config.py' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.config_file]

--config=<Unicode>

The config file to load Default: 'jupyterhub_config.py' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.config_file]

--db=<Unicode>

url for the database. e.g. `sqlite:///jupyterhub.sqlite` Default: 'sqlite:///jupyterhub.sqlite' Equivalent to: [--JupyterHub.db_url]

Examples --------

generate default config file:
jupyterhub --generate-config -f /etc/jupyterhub/jupyterhub_config.py
spawn the server on 10.0.1.2:443 with https:
jupyterhub --ip 10.0.1.2 --port 443 --ssl-key my_ssl.key --ssl-cert my_ssl.cert

To see all available configurables, use `--help-all`.

The full documentation for jupyterhub is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and jupyterhub programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info jupyterhub

should give you access to the complete manual.

November 2022 jupyterhub 3.0.0+ds1