Running Kaspersky Scan Engine in HTTP mode manually

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Running Kaspersky Scan Engine in HTTP mode

Running Kaspersky Scan Engine in HTTP mode manually

March 5, 2024

ID 179876

You can run the kavhttpd service by manually executing the kavhttpd binary file.

The following options are available when the kavhttpd service is run manually:

Options for running the kavhttpd binary file

Parameter	Description
`-c <path>`	Optional parameter. Specifies the path to the HTTP mode configuration file. The path can be absolute or relative. Relative path is specified relative to the current working directory. The default path to the configuration file is `./kavhttpd.xml`.
`-p <path>`	Optional parameter. Specifies the path to the PID file. The path can be absolute or relative. Relative path is specified relative to the current working directory.
`-w`	Optional parameter. Runs the `kavhttpd` service in watchdog mode. In this mode, the `kavhttpd` service automatically restarts if it freezes or crashes.
`-n`	Optional parameter. Enables nodaemon mode for the `kavhttpd` service. Specifying this parameter forces the `kavhttpd` service to run in foreground.
`-v`	Optional parameter. Shows the Kaspersky Scan Engine version.
`-h`	Optional parameter. Shows Help.

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