From a9608363c53ab374b7b77c18b3de94139c1622f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cory McWilliams <cory@unprompted.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:57:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] core: Don't actually start the http server unless we've
 specified a port or are asking for a port to be determined and written to
 file.

---
 core/core.js | 36 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/core.js b/core/core.js
index 8da56888..67a71e3f 100644
--- a/core/core.js
+++ b/core/core.js
@@ -844,23 +844,25 @@ loadSettings()
 			httpd.set_http_redirect(settings.http_redirect);
 		}
 		httpd.all('/app/socket', app.socket);
-		let port = httpd.start(tildefriends.http_port);
-		if (tildefriends.args.out_http_port_file) {
-			print('Writing the port file.');
-			File.writeFile(
-				tildefriends.args.out_http_port_file,
-				port.toString() + '\n'
-			)
-				.then(function (r) {
-					print(
-						'Wrote the port file:',
-						tildefriends.args.out_http_port_file,
-						r
-					);
-				})
-				.catch(function () {
-					print('Failed to write the port file.');
-				});
+		if (tildefriends.http_port > 0 || tildefriends.args.out_http_port_file) {
+			let port = httpd.start(tildefriends.http_port);
+			if (tildefriends.args.out_http_port_file) {
+				print('Writing the port file.');
+				File.writeFile(
+					tildefriends.args.out_http_port_file,
+					port.toString() + '\n'
+				)
+					.then(function (r) {
+						print(
+							'Wrote the port file:',
+							tildefriends.args.out_http_port_file,
+							r
+						);
+					})
+					.catch(function () {
+						print('Failed to write the port file.');
+					});
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (tildefriends.https_port) {