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 # launch\_server\_process

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### ansys.meshing.prime.launch\_server\_process(prime\_root=None, ip='127.0.0.1', port=50055, n\_procs=None, connection\_type=None, server\_certs\_dir=None, \*\*kw)

Launch a server process for Ansys Prime Server.

**Parameters:**

**prime\_root**

Root directory for Ansys Prime Server.

**ip: str**

IP address to start the server at. The default is `127.0.0.1`.

**port: int**

Port at which the server is started. The default is `50055`.

**n\_procs: Optional\[int\]**

When running in distributed mode, the number of distributed processes to spawn. The default is `None`, in which case the server is launched as the only process (normal mode). The process marked as `Node 0` hosts the gRPC server.

**server\_certs\_dir**

Directory containing server certificates for mutual TLS.

**Returns:**

**[`subprocess.Popen`](https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/subprocess.html#subprocess.Popen)**

Instance of the subprocess that is launched.

**Raises:**

[`FileNotFoundError`](https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/exceptions.html#FileNotFoundError)When there is an error in the file paths used to launch the server.

**Return type:**

[`Popen`](https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/subprocess.html#subprocess.Popen)