main.py

import sys
from server import app, talisman

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # This is used when running locally. Gunicorn is used to run the
    # application on Google App Engine. See entrypoint in app.yaml.

    # If the 'background' command line argument is given:
    #    python main.py background &
    # then run in non-debug mode, as debug mode can't be backgrounded
    # but debug mode is useful in general (as auto reloads on change)
    if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == "background":
        # Turn off HTTPS redirects (automatically turned off for debug)
        talisman.force_https = False
        app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8080)
    else:
        app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8080, debug=True)