Server Socket

Describing the bind Setting

• The setting in the configuration file is:

  • bind

• The setting in the CLI is:

  • --bind ADDRESS
• It defaults to ['127.0.0.1:8000']
• This setting specifies the host socket
• It is a string in the form of HOST:PORT
• An IP is a valid HOST

Describing the backlog Setting

• The setting in the configuration file is:

  • backlog

• The setting in the CLI is:

  • --backlog INT
• It defaults to 2048
• This setting specifies the maximum number of pending connections
• This refers to the number of clients that can be waiting
• Exceeding this number results in the client getting an error when attempting to connect
• Generally, this is set in the range of $64-2048$

References

• Gunicorn Documentation