# CLI Reference

## Running Fides Server

### Command: webserver

The `fides webserver` starts the Fides webserver using the available configuration and environment variables. By default, when Fides starts the webserver it:

- Reads the configurations from one of the following three locations:
  1. The config file passed via the CLI;
  2. The path specified by the `FIDES__CONFIG_PATH` environment variable;
  3. The current working directory `.fides` from the `fides.toml` file.
- Configures the Fides database if it is not already setup.
- Checks all current resources are valid.
- Makes the hosted UI available at `http://{server_url}/` (e.g. `http://localhost:8080/`).

To learn more about configuring Fides see the [How to Configure Fides](/content/docs/platform/configuration/configuration/index.html) guide.

## Usage [Permalink for this section](/content/docs/cli-reference/webserver/cmd-webserver#usage/index.html)

Usage: `fides webserver`

Starts the Fides webserver using the configuration provided and makes the UI available at `http://{server_url}/` (e.g. `http://localhost:8080/`).

Running this command should result in output that resembles the following:

```
$ fides webserver
Loaded config from: .fides/fides.toml
2023-02-23 14:49:13.530 | INFO     | fides.api.ops.tasks:_create_celery:48 - Creating Celery app...
2023-02-23 14:49:13.530 | INFO     | fides.api.ops.tasks:_create_celery:66 - Autodiscovering tasks...
2023-02-23 14:49:16.295 | INFO     | fides.core.config.helpers:load_file:48 - Loading file .fides/fides.toml from .
2023-02-23 14:49:16.295 | INFO     | fides.api.main:start_webserver:371 - Starting webserver - Host: 0.0.0.0, Port: 8080
2023-02-23 14:49:16.312 | INFO     | fides.api.main:setup_server:221 - Starting Fides - v2.7.0
2023-02-23 14:49:16.313 | INFO     | fides.api.main:setup_server:222 - Startup configuration: reloading = False, dev_mode = False
2023-02-23 14:49:16.313 | INFO     | fides.api.main:setup_server:227 - Startup configuration: pii logging = False
2023-02-23 14:49:16.342 | INFO     | fides.api.ctl.database.database:init_db:51 - Initializing database
2023-02-23 14:49:16.343 | INFO     | fides.api.ctl.database.database:upgrade_db:43 - Running database migrations
```

[Overview](/content/docs/cli-reference/webserver "Overview"/index.html) [db](/content/docs/cli-reference/webserver/cmd-db "db"/index.html)