The fossil server command starts a fossil server that allows a remote user to clone your repository. By default, fossil allows anyone to clone a project. Disable the checkin, checkout, clone, and download zip capabilities on the Admin/Users/Nobody and Admin/Users/Anonymous pages to restrict access to only registered users.

The web interface for configuration is supported when running fossil server, but instead of being the default, you must log in using the credentials provided when you created the repository.

The fossil server can be started with a full path to the repository:

    $ fossil server /home/projects/projectOne.fossil

The fossil server can be started from a folder with the fossil repository without defining the repository:

    $ cd /home/projects
    $ ls
    projectOne.fossil
   
    $ fossil server
    Listening for HTTP requests on TCP port 8080