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

6       knotd - Knot DNS server daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       knotd [config_option] [options]
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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   Config 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   Options
26       -m, --max-conf-size MiB
27              Set  maximum  size of the configuration database (default is 500
28              MiB, maximum 10000 MiB).
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30       -s, --socket path
31              Use  a   remote   control   UNIX   socket   path   (default   is
32              /run/knot/knot.sock).
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34       -d, --daemonize [directory]
35              Run  the server as a daemon. New root directory may be specified
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38       -v, --verbose
39              Enable debug output.
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41       -h, --help
42              Print the program help.
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44       -V, --version
45              Print the program version.
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47   Signals
48       If the knotd process receives a SIGHUP signal, it reloads its  configu‐
49       ration  and  reopens  the log files, if they are configured. When knotd
50       receives a SIGUSR1 signal, it reloads all configured  zones.  Upon  re‐
51       ceiving a SIGINT signal, knotd exits.
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EXIT VALUES

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

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

61       CZ.NIC Labs <https://www.knot-dns.cz>
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64       Copyright 2010–2023, CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.
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