The File Server daemon can be started with the following command:

Setting iscobol.as.fileserver (boolean) to true in the configuration produces the same effect as using the -fs option while setting iscobol.as.appserver (boolean) to true in the configuration produces the same effect as using the -as option.

The following command starts the File Server on the local pc on the default port 10997:

A correct startup will produce an ouptut similar to this:

You can start both the Application Server and the File Server at the same time with the command:

Starting the Application Server in addition to the File Server allows you to connect the Administration Panel (see Format 5 of the isCOBOL Client command) and monitor the active connections to the File Server.

Both services can start on different ports than the defaults. Use the -fsport and -port options to control the port where the services will be listening. The following command, for example, starts the File Server on the port 1234 and the Application Server on the port 1235:

The File Server host name and port can also be set in the configuration file, as shown below.

Config_file should include the standard configuration, that is the same for every client. See Usage of isCOBOL Client for information about how to use a customized client configuration.