NAME

       guix-daemon - manual page for guix-daemon 1.3.0

SYNOPSIS

       guix-daemon [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

       guix-daemon -- perform derivation builds and store accesses

       --build-users-group=GROUP
              perform builds as a user of GROUP

       --cache-failures
              cache build failures

       --chroot-directory=DIR add DIR to the build chroot

       -c, --cores=N
              use N CPU cores to build each derivation; 0 means as many as available

       --debug
              produce debugging output

       --disable-chroot
              disable chroot builds

       --disable-deduplication
              disable automatic file "deduplication" in the store

       --discover[=yes/no]
              use substitute servers discovered on the local network

       --gc-keep-derivations[=yes/no]
              tell whether the GC must keep derivations corresponding to live outputs

       --gc-keep-outputs[=yes/no]
              tell whether the GC must keep outputs of live derivations

       --impersonate-linux-2.6
              impersonate Linux 2.6

       --listen=SOCKET
              listen for connections on SOCKET

       --log-compression=TYPE use the specified compression type for build logs

       --lose-logs
              do not keep build logs

       --max-silent-time=SECONDS
              mark builds as failed after SECONDS of silence

       -M, --max-jobs=N
              allow at most N build jobs

       --no-offload
              do not attempt to offload builds

       --no-substitutes
              do not use substitutes

       --rounds=N
              build each derivation N times in a row

       --substitute-urls=URLS use URLS as the default list of substitute
              providers

       --system=SYSTEM
              assume SYSTEM as the current system type

       --timeout=SECONDS
              mark builds as failed after SECONDS of activity

       -?, --help
              Give this help list

       --usage
              Give a short usage message

       -V, --version
              Print program version

       Mandatory  or  optional  arguments  to long options are also mandatory or optional for any
       corresponding short options.

       This program is a daemon meant to run in the background.  It serves requests sent  over  a
       Unix-domain  socket.   It  accesses  the  store,  and  builds derivations on behalf of its
       clients.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to bug-guix@gnu.org.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for guix-daemon is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and
       guix-daemon programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info guix

       should give you access to the complete manual.