# isready

A command that determines whether a SurrealDB server has started and is able to accept connections.

Check whether a SurrealDB server has started and is able to accept connections. The command is named `is-ready` and also accepts the alias `isready`.

> [!NOTE]
> **Before you start** - make sure you’ve [installed SurrealDB](/docs/running/installation.md).

<Synopsis>
surreal is-ready [OPTIONS]
</Synopsis>

<OptionsTable
    title="Options"
    options={[
        {
            "name": "--endpoint",
            "short": "-e",
            "value": "<ENDPOINT>",
            "default": "ws://localhost:8000",
            "description": "Remote database server URL to connect to. Alias: `--conn`."
        },
        {
            "name": "--log",
            "short": "-l",
            "value": "<LOG>",
            "default": "info",
            "env": "SURREAL_LOG",
            "description": "The logging level for the command-line tool. Possible values: `none`, `full`, `error`, `warn`, `info`, `debug`, `trace`."
        }
    ]}
/>

## Example usage

To check whether a server has started and is accepting connections, in a terminal run the `surreal isready` command against its endpoint.

```bash
surreal isready --conn http://localhost:8000
```

The output of the command will either be a simple `OK` if ready, or some sort of error depending on the situation.

```text
# Server is running and ready
OK

# Output if server not started yet
2026-02-10T04:12:10.274572Z ERROR surrealdb_server::cli: There was an error processing a WebSocket request: IO error: Connection refused (os error 61)
```

## Command help

To see the help information and usage instructions, in a terminal run the `surreal isready --help` command without any further arguments. This command gives general information on the arguments, inputs, and additional options for the `isready` command.

```bash
surreal isready --help
```

The output of the above command:

```text
Check if the SurrealDB server is ready to accept connections

Usage: surreal is-ready [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -e, --endpoint <ENDPOINT>  Remote database server url to connect to [default: ws://localhost:8000]
  -h, --help                 Print help

Logging:
  -l, --log <LOG>                              The logging level for the command-line tool [env: SURREAL_LOG=] [default: info] [possible
                                               values: none, full, error, warn, info, debug, trace]
      --log-format <LOG_FORMAT>                The format for terminal log output [env: SURREAL_LOG_FORMAT=] [default: text] [possible
                                               values: text, json]
      --log-socket <LOG_SOCKET>                Send logs to the specified host:port [env: SURREAL_LOG_SOCKET=]
      --log-file-level <LOG_FILE_LEVEL>        Override the logging level for file output [env: SURREAL_LOG_FILE_LEVEL=] [possible values:
                                               none, full, error, warn, info, debug, trace]
      --log-otel-level <LOG_OTEL_LEVEL>        Override the logging level for OpenTelemetry output [env: SURREAL_LOG_OTEL_LEVEL=] [possible
                                               values: none, full, error, warn, info, debug, trace]
      --log-socket-level <LOG_SOCKET_LEVEL>    Override the logging level for unix socket output [env: SURREAL_LOG_SOCKET_LEVEL=] [possible
                                               values: none, full, error, warn, info, debug, trace]
      --log-socket-format <LOG_SOCKET_FORMAT>  The format for socket output [env: SURREAL_LOG_SOCKET_FORMAT=] [default: text] [possible
                                               values: text, json]
      --log-file-enabled                       Whether to enable log file output [env: SURREAL_LOG_FILE_ENABLED=]
      --log-file-path <LOG_FILE_PATH>          The directory where log files will be stored [env: SURREAL_LOG_FILE_PATH=] [default: logs]
      --log-file-name <LOG_FILE_NAME>          The name of the log file [env: SURREAL_LOG_FILE_NAME=] [default: surrealdb.log]
      --log-file-format <LOG_FILE_FORMAT>      The format for log file output [env: SURREAL_LOG_FILE_FORMAT=] [default: text] [possible
                                               values: text, json]
      --log-file-rotation <LOG_FILE_ROTATION>  The log file rotation interval [env: SURREAL_LOG_FILE_ROTATION=] [default: daily] [possible
                                               values: daily, hourly, never]
```