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NEST Server -- A Python-based API server for the NEST Simulator

This repository contains a REST-based interface to talk to the NEST Simulator.

Quick start

Install NEST Server with pip

pip install nest-server

Start NEST Server

nest-server start

Command options

Entering nest-server --help without command shows the help message such as:

Usage: nest-server [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  log
  pid
  start
  stop
  version

Default environment variables

NEST_SERVER_DAEMON=false
NEST_SERVER_HOST="127.0.0.1"
NEST_SERVER_LOGFILE="/tmp/nest-server.log"
NEST_SERVER_PORT=52425
NEST_SERVER_STDOUT=false
NEST_SERVER_TIMEOUT=30
NEST_SERVER_WORKERS=1

NEST_SERVER_ACCESS_TOKEN=""
NEST_SERVER_DISABLE_AUTH=false
NEST_SERVER_DISABLE_RESTRICTION=false
NEST_SERVER_CORS_ORIGINS="http://localhost:*,http://127.0.0.1:*"
NEST_SERVER_ENABLE_EXEC_CALL=false
NEST_SERVER_MODULES="import nest"

Development mode

We recommend to use virtual environment, e.g. with uv:

Install nest-client as an editable package

uv pip install -e .

Run nest-server in an virtual environment

uv run nest-server start

See more commands in Makefile.

References

Documentation
NEST Simulator via its REST-based interface

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