<blockquote>
    <b>[/help/ui | fossil ui]</b> <i>repository-filename</i>
    </blockquote>

    <p>The <b>ui</b> command is intended for accessing the web interface
    from a local desktop.  The <b>ui</b> command binds to the loopback IP
    address only (and is thus makes the web interface visible only on the
    address only (and thus makes the web interface visible only on the
    local machine) and it automatically start your web browser pointing at the
    server.  For cross-machine collaboration, use the <b>server</b> command,
    which binds on all IP addresses and does not try to start a web browser.
    You can omit the <i>repository-filename</i> if you are within
    a checked-out local tree.  The <b>server</b> uses port 8080 by default
    but you can specify a different port using the <b>-port</b> option.</p>

    </b></blockquote>

    <p>Adjust the paths to suit your installation, of course.  Notice that
    fossil runs as root.  This is not required - you can run it as an
    unprivileged user.  But it is more secure to run fossil as root.
    When you do run fossil as root, it automatically puts itself in a
    chroot jail in the same directory as the repository, then drops
    root privileges prior to reading any information from the request.</p>
    root privileges prior to reading any information from the socket.</p>

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<h2>HTTP Proxies</h2>

    <p>If you are behind a restrictive firewall that requires you to use
    an HTTP proxy to reach the internet, then you can configure the proxy
    in three different ways.  You can tell fossil about your proxy using