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 -c, --config file Use a textual configuration file (default is @con- fig_dir@/knot.conf). -C, --confdb directory Use a binary configuration database directory (default is @stor- age_dir@/confdb). The default configuration database, if exists, has a preference to the default configuration file. Options -m, --max-conf-size MiB Set maximum size of the configuration database (default is @conf_mapsize@ MiB, maximum 10000 MiB). -s, --socket path Use a remote control UNIX socket path (default is @run_dir@/knot.sock). -d, --daemonize [directory] Run the server as a daemon. New root directory may be specified (de- fault is /). -v, --verbose Enable debug output. -h, --help Print the program help. -V, --version Print the program version. The option -VV makes the program print the compile time configuration summary. Signals The knotd process handles the following signals: * SIGTERM or SIGINT a Gracefully stop the process. * SIGHUP a Reload the server configuration and reopen configured log files. * SIGUSR1 a Reload all configured zones (not recommended with catalog zones). EXIT VALUES Exit status of 0 means successful operation. Any other exit status indi- cates an error. SEE ALSO knot.conf(5), knotc(8), keymgr(8), kjournalprint(8). AUTHOR CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. and contributors <https://www.knot-dns.cz/> COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. and contributors 3.5.7 2026-08-18 KNOTD(8)
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