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KNOTD(8) Knot DNS KNOTD(8)

NAME

knotd - Knot DNS server daemon

SYNOPSIS

knotd [config_option] [options]

DESCRIPTION

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

Config options

Use a textual configuration file (default is /usr/local/etc/knot/knot.conf).
Use a binary configuration database directory (default is /usr/local/var/lib/knot/confdb). The default configuration database, if exists, has a preference to the default configuration file.

Options

Set maximum size of the configuration database (default is 500 MiB, maximum 10000 MiB).
Use a remote control UNIX socket path (default is /usr/local/var/run/knot/knot.sock).
Run the server as a daemon. New root directory may be specified (default is /).
Enable debug output.
Print the program help.
Print the program version. The option -VV makes the program print the compile time configuration summary.

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 2010–2024, CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.

2024-10-14 3.4.1