knotd(8)
| 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 /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.
Options
- -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. The option -VV makes the program print the compile time configuration summary.
Signals
The knotd process handles the following signals:
- SIGINT – Stop the process.
- SIGHUP – Reload the server configuration and reopen configured log files.
- SIGUSR1 – Reload all configured zones (not recommended with catalog zones).
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, z.s.p.o. and contributors <https://www.knot-dns.cz/>
Copyright
Copyright (C) CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. and contributors
| 2026-01-16 | 3.5.3 |