Commands and flags

Commands tell Node Pilot what to do, while flags provide additional instruction.

Commands and flags follow this format:

./np <command> <flags>

Here is a list of commands/flags:

Command	Short flag	Full flag	Purpose
	-h	--help
start	-d	--daemon	Starts Node Pilot as an auto-restarting daemon.
start		--local-ip	Manually set local IP address.
start		--public-ip	Manually set public IP address.
stop			Stops the Node Pilot daemon.
check			Runs Node Pilot automated system checks to help identify issues with IP address, ports, DNS, permissions, etc.
password		--password	Starts Node Pilot with the password attached.

Examples

1. Starting Node Pilot as a daemon:

./np start -d

Expected output:

2. Stop Node Pilot running as a daemon:

./np stop

Expected output:

3. Run Node Pilot system check:

./np check

Expected output:

Any red "x" in the system check is an indication of a misconfiguration.

3. Start Node Pilot with password attached

./np start -d --password mypasswordhere