1PDNS_SERVER(1)           PowerDNS Authoritative Server          PDNS_SERVER(1)
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NAME

6       pdns_server - The PowerDNS Authoritative Nameserver
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SYNOPSIS

9       pdns_server [OPTION]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  PowerDNS Authoritative Server is a versatile nameserver which sup‐
13       ports a large number of backends. These backends can  either  be  plain
14       zone files or be more dynamic in nature. Please see the online documen‐
15       tation for more information.
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OPTIONS

18       See the online documentation for all options
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20       --daemon
21              Indicate if the server should run in the background  as  a  real
22              daemon, or in the foreground.
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24       --guardian
25              Run  pdns_server  inside  a guardian. This guardian monitors the
26              performance of the inner pdns_server instance. It is  also  this
27              guardian that pdns_controltalks to.
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29       --control-console
30              Run  the server in a special monitor mode. This enables detailed
31              logging and exposes the raw control socket.
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33       --loglevel=<LEVEL>
34              Set the logging level.
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36       --config
37              Show the currently configuration. There are three optional  val‐
38              ues:  --config=default  show  the default configuration.  --con‐
39              fig=diff    show modified options in the current  configuration.
40              --config=check    parse  the  current  configuration, with error
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43       --help To view more options that are available use this program.
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SEE ALSO

46       pdns_control(1), pdnsutil(1), https://doc.powerdns.com/
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AUTHOR

49       PowerDNS.COM BV
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52       2001-2022, PowerDNS.COM BV
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