NAME

       knotd - Knot DNS server daemon

SYNOPSIS

       knotd [parameters]

DESCRIPTION

       Knot  DNS  is  a  high-performance  authoritative DNS server. The knotd program is the DNS
       server daemon.

   Options
       -c, --config file
              Use a textual configuration file (default is /etc/knot/knot.conf).

       -C, --confdb directory
              Use a binary configuration database directory  (default  is  /var/lib/knot/confdb).
              The  default  configuration  database,  if  exists, has a preference to the default
              configuration file.

       -m, --max-conf-size MiB
              Set maximum size of the configuration database (default is 500 MiB,  maximum  10000
              MiB).

       -s, --socket path
              Use a remote control UNIX socket path (default is /run/knot/knot.sock).

       -d, --daemonize [directory]
              Run the server as a daemon. New root directory may be specified (default is /).

       -v, --verbose
              Enable debug output.

       -h, --help
              Print the program help.

       -V, --version
              Print the program version.

   Signals
       If  the  knotd  process receives a SIGHUP signal, it reloads its configuration and reopens
       the log files, if they are configured. When knotd receives a SIGUSR1  signal,  it  reloads
       all configured zones. Upon receiving a SIGINT signal, knotd exits.

EXIT VALUES

       Exit status of 0 means successful operation. Any other exit status indicates an error.

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHOR

       CZ.NIC Labs <https://www.knot-dns.cz>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2010–2023, CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.