appium/docs/server-args.md

Appium server arguments

Usage: node server.js [flags]

Server flags

All flags are optional, but some are required in conjunction with certain others.

Flag	Default	Description	Example
--app	null	IOS: abs path to simulator-compiled .app file or the bundle_id of the desired target on device; Android: abs path to .apk file	--app /abs/path/to/my.app
-V, --verbose	false	Get verbose logging output
-U, --udid	null	Unique device identifier of the connected physical device	--udid 1adsf-sdfas-asdf-123sdf
-a, --address	0.0.0.0	IP Address to listen on	--address 0.0.0.0
-p, --port	4723	port to listen on	--port 4723
-k, --keep-artifacts	false	(IOS-only) Keep Instruments trace directories
--fast-reset	false	(Android-only) Reset app state using clean.apk
--no-reset	false	Reset app state after each session (IOS: delete plist; Android: install app before session and uninstall after session)
-l, --pre-launch	false	Pre-launch the application before allowing the first session (Requires --app and, for Android, --app-pkg and --app-activity)
-g, --log	null	Log output to this file instead of stdout	--log /path/to/appium.log
-G, --webhook	null	Also send log output to this HTTP listener	--webhook localhost:9876
--without-delay	false	(IOS-only) IOS has a weird built-in unavoidable delay. One way around this is to run instruments with a library loaded to patch it so that it skips the delay. Use this flag to speed up test execution.
--app-pkg	null	(Android-only) Java package of the Android app you want to run (e.g., com.example.android.myApp)	--app-pkg com.example.android.myApp
--app-activity	MainActivity	(Android-only) Activity name for the Android activity you want to launch from your package (e.g., MainActivity)	--app-activity MainActivity
--app-wait-activity	false	(Android-only) Activity name for the Android activity you want to wait for (e.g., SplashActivity)	--app-wait-activity SplashActivity
--device-ready-timeout	5	(Android-only) Timeout in seconds while waiting for device to become ready	--device-ready-timeout 5
--safari	false	(IOS-Only) Use the safari app
--force-iphone	false	(IOS-only) Use the iPhone Simulator no matter what the app wants
--force-ipad	false	(IOS-only) Use the iPad Simulator no matter what the app wants
--orientation	null	(IOS-only) use LANDSCAPE or PORTRAIT to initialize all requests to this orientation	--orientation LANDSCAPE