From a515b35b968843475aabbcaf32276772ad19f538 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Gschwind <61328285+mikekgfb@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:00:20 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Avoid curl fails due to server startup time

Add sleep after server startup to make sure server ready prior to client request via `curl`
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 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1c70acfb..91f5a7e51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ python3 torchchat.py server llama3.1
 ```
 [skip default]: end
 
-[shell default]: python3 torchchat.py server llama3.1 & server_pid=$!
+[shell default]: python3 torchchat.py server llama3.1 & server_pid=$! ; sleep 90 # wait for server to be ready to accept requests
 
 In another terminal, query the server using `curl`. Depending on the model configuration, this query might take a few minutes to respond.