Add "run server but no webinterface" option and make GMAP key optional about rocketmap HOT 8 CLOSED

I'm pretty sure -ns option does it.
From --help:

-ns, --no-server      No-Server Mode. Starts the searcher but not the Webserver.
-os, --only-server    Server-Only Mode. Starts only the Webserver without the searcher.

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@Roland3 no, -ns starts the searcher, but the api is not accessible

EDIT: i would like to run a webserver but without the interface, for example if there is no GMAP key set, you won't have access to the map, but you can request the raw data

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You seem to want the searcher, but which API are you trying to access and how?

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I don't think this is going to be high-prio for anyone else but if you want to implement it and it's done right I'll merge it. Done right = triggered by no gmap key, doesn't add any more flags or config options, prints helpful warning message to console when triggered, serves an explanation page in place of the map to tell newbies to set a gmaps key

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@marauder37 i will do (or at least try) it in my free time and create a PR

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More so than what @marauder37 said, I don't know if we'd accept such a PR anyway. For 99% of the users, there's no reason to turn off the / page, but adding such an option would mean we have to constantly be sure it's working. It'd be an extra, always-there, dev burden with very low usage for the general user population.

As an alternative, it would be relatively easy to put the map behind a reverse proxy (which people do for all other kinds of reasons like ngrok, ssl, basic-auth, etc) and limit that forwarding endpoints there.

As for the gmaps key, I'm pretty sure you could just insert any garbage value to get past the presence check.

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@chuyskywalker why not satisfy the 1% too? :P
check the commit here

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@ilendemli i agree with @chuyskywalker

I don't know if we'd accept such a PR anyway. For 99% of the users, there's no reason to turn off the / page.

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