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uvicorn: Run app over HTTPS.
$ uvicorn --ssl-certfile ${cert-pem} --ssl-keyfile ${key-pem} ${import-path:app_object}
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The command you provided invokes the uvicorn server with some specific options and parameters. Here's a breakdown of each component in the command:

  1. uvicorn: This is the command to run the uvicorn server, which is a lightning-fast ASGI server implementation.

  2. --ssl-certfile ${cert-pem}: This option specifies the path to the SSL certificate file (cert.pem) to be used for enabling HTTPS communication. ${cert-pem} is likely a placeholder indicating that you should provide the actual path to your certificate file.

  3. --ssl-keyfile ${key-pem}: This option specifies the path to the SSL key file (key.pem) corresponding to the SSL certificate specified earlier. ${key-pem} is a placeholder for the actual path to your key file.

  4. ${import-path:app_object}: This parameter tells uvicorn which ASGI application object to run. ${import-path} refers to the Python module import path to your application, and app_object is the specific ASGI application within that module that you want to run. You should replace ${import-path:app_object} with the correct import path and application object name of your own ASGI application.

For example, if you have a Python module named myapp with an ASGI application object named app, you would replace ${import-path:app_object} with myapp:app.

In summary, the command starts the uvicorn server with SSL/TLS encryption enabled using the specified SSL certificate and key files, and it runs the specified ASGI application.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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