1KNOTD(8)                           Knot DNS                           KNOTD(8)
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NAME

6       knotd - Knot DNS server daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       knotd [parameters]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Knot DNS is a high-performance authoritative DNS server. The knotd pro‐
13       gram is the DNS server daemon.
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15   Options
16       -c, --config file
17              Use    a    textual    configuration    file     (default     is
18              /etc/knot/knot.conf).
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20       -C, --confdb directory
21              Use  a  binary  configuration  database  directory  (default  is
22              /var/lib/knot/confdb).  The default configuration  database,  if
23              exists, has a preference to the default configuration file.
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25       -m, --max-conf-size MiB
26              Set  maximum  size of the configuration database (default is 500
27              MiB, maximum 10000 MiB).
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29       -s, --socket path
30              Use  a   remote   control   UNIX   socket   path   (default   is
31              /run/knot/knot.sock).
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33       -d, --daemonize [directory]
34              Run  the server as a daemon. New root directory may be specified
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37       -v, --verbose
38              Enable debug output.
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40       -h, --help
41              Print the program help.
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43       -V, --version
44              Print the program version.
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46   Signals
47       If the knotd process receives a SIGHUP signal, it reloads its  configu‐
48       ration  and  reopens  the log files, if they are configured. When knotd
49       recieves a SIGUSR1 signal, it reloads all configured  zones.  Upon  re‐
50       ceiving a SIGINT signal, knotd exits.
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EXIT VALUES

53       Exit  status of 0 means successful operation. Any other exit status in‐
54       dicates an error.
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SEE ALSO

57       knot.conf(5), knotc(8), keymgr(8), kjournalprint(8).
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AUTHOR

60       CZ.NIC Labs <https://www.knot-dns.cz>
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63       Copyright 2010–2022, CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.
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683.1.8                             2022-04-28                          KNOTD(8)
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