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All rights reserved.

App Engine SDK - Development tools for Google App Engine

CONTENTS
========

   * Installing on Mac OSX
   * Installing on Windows
   * Installing on Linux and other platforms
   * Running the SDK
   * Using the SDK


INSTALLING ON Mac OSX
=====================
1) Download and install Python 2.5 from http://www.python.org/download/
2) Download the SDK installer from http://code.google.com/appengine/downloads
3) Install the SDK by double-clicking on the GoogleAppEngine.dmg file and 
running the installer.


INSTALLING ON WINDOWS
=====================
1) Download and install Python 2.5 from http://www.python.org/download/
2) Download the SDK installer from http://code.google.com/appengine/downloads
2) Install the SDK by double-clicking on the GoogleAppEngine.msi file and 
running the installer.


INSTALLING ON LINUX AND OTHER PLATFORMS
===============================
1) Download and install Python 2.5 from http://www.python.org/download/
2) Download the SDK zip file from http://code.google.com/appengine/downloads
3) Unpack the zip file.


RUNNING THE SDK
=========================
You can run the SDK with the following command:

dev_appserver.py [options] <application root>

Application root must be the path to the application to run in this server.
Must contain a valid app.yaml or app.yml file.

Options:
  --help, -h                 View this helpful message.
  --debug, -d                Use debug logging. (Default false)
  --clear_datastore, -c      Clear the Datastore on startup. (Default false)
  --address=ADDRESS, -a ADDRESS
                             Address to which this server should bind. (Default
                             localhost).
  --port=PORT, -p PORT       Port for the server to run on. (Default 8080)
  --datastore_path=PATH      Path to use for storing Datastore file stub data.
                             (Default /tmp/dev_appserver.datastore)
  --history_path=PATH        Path to use for storing Datastore history.
                             (Default /tmp/dev_appserver.datastore.history)
  --require_indexes          Disallows queries that require composite indexes
                             not defined in index.yaml.
  --smtp_host=HOSTNAME       SMTP host to send test mail to.  Leaving this
                             unset will disable SMTP mail sending.
                             (Default '')
  --smtp_port=PORT           SMTP port to send test mail to.
                             (Default 25)
  --smtp_user=USER           SMTP user to connect as.  Stub will only attempt
                             to login if this field is non-empty.
                             (Default '').
  --smtp_password=PASSWORD   Password for SMTP server.
                             (Default '')
  --enable_sendmail          Enable sendmail when SMTP not configured.
                             (Default false)
  --show_mail_body           Log the body of emails in mail stub.
                             (Default false)
  --auth_domain              Authorization domain that this app runs in.
                             (Default gmail.com)
  --debug_imports            Enables debug logging for module imports, showing
                             search paths used for finding modules and any
                             errors encountered during the import process.
  --disable_static_caching   Never allow the browser to cache static files.
                             (Default enable if expiration set in app.yaml)



USING THE SDK
=======================
For instructions on getting started with Google App Engine, please see the 
Google App Engine Getting Started Guide

http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/gettingstarted
