diff --git a/synctl b/synctl
index 07a68e6d85..30d751236f 100755
--- a/synctl
+++ b/synctl
@@ -69,10 +69,14 @@ def abort(message, colour=RED, stream=sys.stderr):
sys.exit(1)
-def start(configfile):
+def start(configfile, daemonize=True):
write("Starting ...")
args = SYNAPSE
- args.extend(["--daemonize", "-c", configfile])
+
+ if daemonize:
+ args.extend(["--daemonize", "-c", configfile])
+ else:
+ args.extend(["-c", configfile])
try:
subprocess.check_call(args)
@@ -143,12 +147,21 @@ def main():
help="start or stop all the workers in the given directory"
" and the main synapse process",
)
+ parser.add_argument(
+ "--no-daemonize",
+ action="store_false",
+ help="Run synapse in the foreground for debugging. "
+ "Will work only if the daemonize option is not set in the config."
+ )
options = parser.parse_args()
if options.worker and options.all_processes:
write('Cannot use "--worker" with "--all-processes"', stream=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
+ if options.no_daemonize and options.all_processes:
+ write('Cannot use "--no-daemonize" with "--all-processes"', stream=sys.stderr)
+ sys.exit(1)
configfile = options.configfile
@@ -276,7 +289,7 @@ def main():
# Check if synapse is already running
if os.path.exists(pidfile) and pid_running(int(open(pidfile).read())):
abort("synapse.app.homeserver already running")
- start(configfile)
+ start(configfile, bool(options.no_daemonize))
for worker in workers:
env = os.environ.copy()
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