How to run a bokeh server without 'bokeh server --show' command?

Question

I want to run a bokeh interactive application without using "bokeh serve --show" command. Instead, I want to use 'python script_name.py' syntax. Is there any way to do this?

Answer 1

This is covered in the project documentation:

https://docs.bokeh.org/en/latest/docs/user_guide/server.html#embedding-bokeh-server-as-a-library

from bokeh.server.server import Server

server = Server(
    bokeh_applications,  # list of Bokeh applications
    io_loop=loop,        # Tornado IOLoop
    **server_kwargs      # port, num_procs, etc.
)

# start timers and services and immediately return
server.start()