pvedaemon(8)

PVEDAEMON(8)

Proxmox VE Documentation

PVEDAEMON(8)

NAME

pvedaemon - PVE API Daemon

SYNOPSIS

pvedaemon <COMMAND> [ARGS] [OPTIONS]

pvedaemon help [OPTIONS]

Get help about specified command.

--extra-args <array>

Shows help for a specific command

--verbose <boolean>

Verbose output format.

pvedaemon restart

Restart the daemon (or start if not running).

pvedaemon start [OPTIONS]

Start the daemon.

--debug <boolean> (default = 0)

Debug mode - stay in foreground

pvedaemon status

Get daemon status.

pvedaemon stop

Stop the daemon.

DESCRIPTION

This daemon exposes the whole Proxmox VE API on 127.0.0.1:85. It runs as root and has permission to do all privileged operations.

Note

The daemon listens to a local address only, so you cannot access it from outside. The pveproxy daemon exposes the API to the outside world.

COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/

AUTHOR

Proxmox Server Solutions Gmbh
www.proxmox.com

Mon Jan 19 11:10:51 UTC 2026

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