NAME

       pdns_server - The PowerDNS Authoritative Namserver

SYNOPSIS

       pdns_server [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION

       The  PowerDNS Authoritative Server is a versatile nameserver which supports a large number
       of backends. These backends can either be plain zone files or be more dynamic  in  nature.
       Please see the online documentation for more information.

OPTIONS

       See the online documentation for all options

       --daemon
              Indicate  if  the  server  should run in the background as a real daemon, or in the
              foreground.

       --guardian
              Run pdns_server inside a guardian. This guardian monitors the  performance  of  the
              inner pdns_server instance. It is also this guardian that pdns_controltalks to.

       --control-console
              Run the server in a special monitor mode. This enables detailed logging and exposes
              the raw control socket.

       --loglevel=<LEVEL>
              Set the logging level.

       --help To view more options that are available use this program.

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHOR

       PowerDNS.COM BV

COPYRIGHT

       2001-2019, PowerDNS.COM BV