Start the server.

Usage:

kc.sh start [OPTIONS]

Use this command to run the server in production.

Options:

-b, --auto-build     Automatically detects whether the server configuration changed and a new
                       server image must be built prior to starting the server. This option
                       provides an alternative to manually running the 'build' prior to starting
                       the server. Use this configuration carefully in production as it might
                       impact the startup time.
-h, --help           This help message.
--import-realm       Import realms during startup by reading any realm configuration file from the
                       'data/import' directory.

Database:

--db-password <password>
                     The password of the database user.
--db-pool-initial-size <size>
                     The initial size of the connection pool.
--db-pool-max-size <size>
                     The maximum size of the connection pool. Default: 100.
--db-pool-min-size <size>
                     The minimal size of the connection pool.
--db-schema <schema> The database schema to be used.
--db-url <jdbc-url>  The full database JDBC URL. If not provided, a default URL is set based on the
                       selected database vendor. For instance, if using 'postgres', the default
                       JDBC URL would be 'jdbc:postgresql://localhost/keycloak'.
--db-url-database <dbname>
                     Sets the database name of the default JDBC URL of the chosen vendor. If the
                       `db-url` option is set, this option is ignored.
--db-url-host <hostname>
                     Sets the hostname of the default JDBC URL of the chosen vendor. If the
                       `db-url` option is set, this option is ignored.
--db-url-port <port> Sets the port of the default JDBC URL of the chosen vendor. If the `db-url`
                       option is set, this option is ignored.
--db-url-properties <properties>
                     Sets the properties of the default JDBC URL of the chosen vendor. If the
                       `db-url` option is set, this option is ignored.
--db-username <username>
                     The username of the database user.

Hostname:

--hostname <hostname>
                     Hostname for the Keycloak server.
--hostname-path <path>
                     This should be set if proxy uses a different context-path for Keycloak.
--hostname-port <port>
                     The port used by the proxy when exposing the hostname. Set this option if the
                       proxy uses a port other than the default HTTP and HTTPS ports. Default: -1.
--hostname-strict <true|false>
                     Disables dynamically resolving the hostname from request headers. Should
                       always be set to true in production, unless proxy verifies the Host header.
                       Default: true.
--hostname-strict-backchannel <true|false>
                     By default backchannel URLs are dynamically resolved from request headers to
                       allow internal and external applications. If all applications use the public
                       URL this option should be enabled. Default: false.

HTTP/TLS:

--http-enabled <true|false>
                     Enables the HTTP listener. Default: false.
--http-host <host>   The used HTTP Host. Default: 0.0.0.0.
--http-port <port>   The used HTTP port. Default: 8080.
--https-certificate-file <file>
                     The file path to a server certificate or certificate chain in PEM format.
--https-certificate-key-file <file>
                     The file path to a private key in PEM format.
--https-cipher-suites <ciphers>
                     The cipher suites to use. If none is given, a reasonable default is selected.
--https-client-auth <auth>
                     Configures the server to require/request client authentication. Possible
                       Values: none, request, required. Default: none.
--https-key-store-file <file>
                     The key store which holds the certificate information instead of specifying
                       separate files.
--https-key-store-password <password>
                     The password of the key store file. Default: password.
--https-key-store-type <type>
                     The type of the key store file. If not given, the type is automatically
                       detected based on the file name.
--https-port <port>  The used HTTPS port. Default: 8443.
--https-protocols <protocols>
                     The list of protocols to explicitly enable. Default: TLSv1.3.
--https-trust-store-file <file>
                     The trust store which holds the certificate information of the certificates to
                       trust.
--https-trust-store-password <password>
                     The password of the trust store file.
--https-trust-store-type <type>
                     The type of the trust store file. If not given, the type is automatically
                       detected based on the file name.

Proxy:

--proxy <mode>       The proxy address forwarding mode if the server is behind a reverse proxy.
                       Possible values are: edge,reencrypt,passthrough Default: none.

Vault:

--vault-dir <dir>    If set, secrets can be obtained by reading the content of files within the
                       given directory.

Logging:

--log <handler>      Enable one or more log handlers in a comma-separated list. Available log
                       handlers are: console,file Default: console.
--log-console-color <true|false>
                     Enable or disable colors when logging to console. Default: false.
--log-console-format <format>
                     The format of unstructured console log entries. If the format has spaces in
                       it, escape the value using "<format>". Default: %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} %
                       -5p [%c] (%t) %s%e%n.
--log-console-output <default|json>
                     Set the log output to JSON or default (plain) unstructured logging. Default:
                       default.
--log-file <path>/<file-name>.log
                     Set the log file path and filename. Default: data/log/keycloak.log.
--log-file-format <format>
                     Set a format specific to file log entries. Default: %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,
                       SSS} %-5p [%c] (%t) %s%e%n.
--log-level <category:level>
                     The log level of the root category or a comma-separated list of individual
                       categories and their levels. For the root category, you don't need to
                       specify a category. Default: info.

You may use the "--auto-build" option when starting the server to avoid running
the "build" command everytime you need to change a static property:

      $ kc.sh start --auto-build <OPTIONS>

By doing that you have an additional overhead when the server is starting. Run
"kc.sh build -h" for more details.