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.TH "PDNS_SERVER" "1" "Feb 19, 2026" "" "PowerDNS Authoritative Server"
.SH NAME
pdns_server \- The PowerDNS Authoritative Nameserver
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fBpdns_server\fP [\fIOPTION\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
The PowerDNS Authoritative Server is a versatile nameserver which
supports a large number of backends. These backends can either be plain
zone files or be more dynamic in nature. Please see the online
documentation for more information.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
See the online documentation for all options. The most important ones are:
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.TP
.B \-\-daemon
Indicate if the server should run in the background as a real
daemon, or in the foreground.
.TP
.B \-\-guardian
Run \fBpdns_server\fP inside a guardian. This guardian monitors the
performance of the inner \fBpdns_server\fP instance. It is also this
guardian that \fBpdns_control\fP talks to.
.TP
.B \-\-control\-console
Run the server in a special monitor mode. This enables detailed
logging and exposes the raw control socket.
.TP
.BI \-\-loglevel\fB= <LEVEL>
Set the logging level.
.TP
.B \-\-config
Show the current configuration. There are three optional values:
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.BI \-\-config\fB= default
show the default configuration.
.TP
.BI \-\-config\fB= diff
show modified options in the current configuration.
.TP
.BI \-\-config\fB= check
parse the current configuration, with error checking.
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.TP
.B \-\-help
Display the list of all the available options.
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.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
pdns_control(1), pdnsutil(1), \fI\%https://doc.powerdns.com/\fP
.SH AUTHOR
PowerDNS.COM BV
.SH COPYRIGHT
PowerDNS.COM BV
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