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guix-daemon - manual page for guix-daemon 1.4.0

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NAME

guix-daemon − manual page for guix-daemon 1.4.0

SYNOPSIS

guix-daemon [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

guix−daemon −− perform derivation builds and store accesses
−−build−users−group
=GROUP

perform builds as a user of GROUP

−c, −−cores=N

use N CPU cores to build each derivation; 0 means as many as available

−−cache−failures

cache build failures

−−chroot−directory=DIR add DIR to the build chroot

−−debug

produce debugging output

−−disable−chroot

disable chroot builds

−−disable−deduplication

disable automatic file "deduplication" in the store

−−discover[=yes/no]

use substitute servers discovered on the local network

−−gc−keep−derivations[=yes/no]

tell whether the GC must keep derivations corresponding to live outputs

−−gc−keep−outputs[=yes/no]

tell whether the GC must keep outputs of live derivations

−−impersonate−linux−2.6

impersonate Linux 2.6

−−listen=SOCKET

listen for connections on SOCKET

−−log−compression=TYPE use the specified compression type for build logs

−−lose−logs

do not keep build logs

−−max−silent−time=SECONDS

mark builds as failed after SECONDS of silence

−M, −−max−jobs=N

allow at most N build jobs

−−no−offload

do not attempt to offload builds

−−no−substitutes

do not use substitutes

−−rounds=N

build each derivation N times in a row

−−substitute−urls=URLS use URLS as the default list of substitute

providers

−−system=SYSTEM

assume SYSTEM as the current system type

−−timeout=SECONDS

mark builds as failed after SECONDS of activity

−?, −−help

Give this help list

−−usage

Give a short usage message

−V, −−version

Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

This program is a daemon meant to run in the background. It serves requests sent over a Unix−domain socket. It accesses the store, and builds derivations on behalf of its clients.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to bug−[email protected].

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for guix-daemon is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and guix-daemon programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info guix

should give you access to the complete manual.


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se