Configuration help
The help commands display information based on the current code implementation. Hence, it will provide accurate information in case the documentation is not updated. It is the easiest way to learn about Grid 4 configuration for any new version.
Info Command
The info command provides detailed docs on the following topics:
- Configuring Selenium
- Security
- Session Map setup
- Tracing
Config help
Quick config help and overview is provided by running:
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar info config
Security
To get details on setting up the Grid servers for secure communication and node registration:
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar info security
Session Map setup
By default, Grid uses a local session map to store session information. Grid supports additional storage options like Redis and JDBC - SQL supported databases. To set up different session storage, use the following command to get setup steps:
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar info sessionmap
Setting up tracing with OpenTelemetry and Jaeger
By default, tracing is enabled. To export traces and visualize them via Jaeger, use the following command for instructions:
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar info tracing
List the Selenium Grid commands
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar --config-help
It will show all the available commands and description for each one.
Component help commands
Pass –help config option after the Selenium role to get component-specific config information.
Standalone
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar standalone --help
Hub
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar hub --help
Sessions
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar sessions --help
New Session Queue
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar sessionqueue --help
Distributor
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar distributor --help
Router
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar router --help
Node
java -jar selenium-server-<version>.jar node --help
