---
title: 'CLI options'
---

Storybook comes with two CLI utilities: `start-storybook` and `build-storybook`.

Pass these commands the following options to alter Storybook's behavior.

## start-storybook

```plaintext
Usage: start-storybook [options]
```

| Options                        | Description                                                                                                                                    | Example                                         |
| ------------------------------ | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------- |
| --help                         | Output usage information                                                                                                                       | `start-storybook --help`                        |
| -V, --version                  | Output the version number                                                                                                                      | `start-storybook -V`                            |
| -p, --port [number]            | Port to run Storybook                                                                                                                          | `start-storybook -p 9009`                       |
| -h, --host [string]            | Host to run Storybook                                                                                                                          | `start-storybook -h http://my-host.com`         |
| -s, --static-dir `<dir-names>` | Directory where to load static files from, comma-separated list                                                                                | `start-storybook -s public`                     |
| -c, --config-dir [dir-name]    | Directory where to load Storybook configurations from                                                                                          | `start-storybook -c .storybook`                 |
| --https                        | Serve Storybook over HTTPS. Note: You must provide your own certificate information.                                                           | `start-storybook --https`                       |
| --ssl-ca `<ca>`                | Provide an SSL certificate authority. (Optional with --https, required if using a self-signed certificate)                                     | `start-storybook --ssl-ca my-certificate`       |
| --ssl-cert `<cert>`            | Provide an SSL certificate. (Required with --https)                                                                                            | `start-storybook --ssl-cert my-ssl-certificate` |
| --ssl-key `<key>`              | Provide an SSL key. (Required with --https)                                                                                                    | `start-storybook --ssl-key my-ssl-key`          |
| --smoke-test                   | Exit after successful start                                                                                                                    | `start-storybook --smoke-test`                  |
| --ci                           | CI mode (skip interactive prompts, don't open browser)                                                                                         | `start-storybook --ci`                          |
| --quiet                        | Suppress verbose build output                                                                                                                  | `start-storybook --quiet`                       |
| --no-dll                       | Do not use dll reference                                                                                                                       | `start-storybook --no-dll`                      |
| --debug-webpack                | Display final webpack configurations for debugging purposes                                                                                    | `start-storybook --debug-webpack`               |
| --docs                         | Starts Storybook in documentation mode. Learn more about it in [here](../writing-docs/build-documentation.md#preview-storybooks-documentation) | `start-storybook --docs`                        |

## build-storybook

```plaintext
Usage: build-storybook [options]
```

| Options                        | Description                                                                                                                                     | Example                                     |
| ------------------------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------ |
| -h, --help                     | Output usage information                                                                                                                        | `build-storybook --help`                    |
| -V, --version                  | Output the version number                                                                                                                       | `build-storybook -V`                        |
| -s, --static-dir `<dir-names>` | Directory where to load static files from, comma-separated list                                                                                 | `build-storybook -s public`                 |
| -o, --output-dir [dir-name]    | Directory where to store built files                                                                                                            | `build-storybook -o /my-deployed-storybook` |
| -c, --config-dir [dir-name]    | Directory where to load Storybook configurations from                                                                                           | `build-storybook -o .storybook`             |
| -w, --watch                    | Enables watch mode                                                                                                                              | `build-storybook -w`                        |
| --loglevel [level]             | Controls level of logging during build. Can be one of: [silly, verbose, info (default), warn, error, silent]                                    | `build-storybook --loglevel warn`           |
| --quiet                        | Suppress verbose build output                                                                                                                   | `build-storybook --quiet`                   |
| --no-dll                       | Do not use dll reference                                                                                                                        | `build-storybook --no-dll`                  |
| --debug-webpack                | Display final webpack configurations for debugging purposes                                                                                     | `build-storybook --debug-webpack`           |
| --docs                         | Builds Storybook in documentation mode. Learn more about it in [here](../writing-docs/build-documentation.md#publish-storybooks-documentation)) | `start-storybook --docs`                    |