storybook/docs/api/cli-options.md

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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

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	start-storybook --docs

build-storybook

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 -c .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)	start-storybook --docs