@Marvin I have a bit of a problem, I have a

deploy_flows.py

file that I’m running when I’m setting up the rest of my application, it has the

serve()

call, the problem is when this script gets called it just keeps running it which is fine I suppose because that’s what it says on the documentation. The question: is there a way for me to run this process detached?

Running the

serve()

function in a detached process isn't directly supported by Prefect's built-in functionality. However, you can achieve this using external tools to manage your process execution. Here are a few common approaches: 1. Use a Process Manager: Tools like

nohup

,

screen

, or

tmux

allow you to run processes in the background on Unix-like systems. For instance, you can use

nohup python deploy_flows.py &

to detach the process. 2. Daemonization: You might consider creating a daemon process. This can be done using Python's

daemon

library or third-party libraries like

daemonize

. 3. Containerization: Running your script inside a Docker container can also effectively detach it from your current shell session. Docker containers can run in detached mode using the

-d

flag. 4. Prefect Daemonization: Prefect's documentation mentions running processes in a detached manner, although it doesn't provide a built-in method for daemonizing the

serve()

process. You can refer to Prefect's documentation on daemonizing processes for more ideas. Here is a link to the Prefect documentation on running flows in local processes that might offer additional context. If you have any specific constraints or preferences, feel free to share!