CLI Reference

VideoCMS includes a Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage the application and perform administrative tasks.

If you are running VideoCMS with Docker, you can execute these commands inside the container:

docker compose exec videocms /app/videocms [command]

Commands

serve:main

Starts the main server, including the API, Web server, and background services (Encoding, Cleanup, Deletion, System Stats).

Usage:

videocms serve:main

config

Prints the current configuration of the application. Useful for verifying environment variable settings.

Usage:

videocms config

create:user

Creates a new administrative user. You will likely need to provide arguments or follow interactive prompts (depending on implementation details not fully visible in the summary).

Usage:

videocms create:user

delete:user

Deletes an existing user.

Usage:

videocms delete:user

help

Displays help information about available commands.

Usage:

videocms help