---
name: "bntrackd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pvpgn"
version: "1.99.7.2.1+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bntrackd"
---

# bntrackd(1)

bnetd tracking daemon

## NAME

bnproxy - bnetd tracking daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**bntrackd** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**bntrackd** is a simple daemon which will listen for UDP announcement packets sent by [**bnetd**(1)](/bnetd/1.md) servers.  The list of servers and their statistics is written to a text file an optionally processed by an external program.  A [**perl**(1)](/perl/1.md) script is provided which processes this information to produce an HTML document suitable for display on the web.

[**bnetd**(1)](/bnetd/1.md) servers must be configured to report to tracking servers.  The [**bnetd.conf**(5)](/bnetd.conf/5.md) file allows for multiple tracking servers to be listed separated by commas. The master server is track.bnetd.org.  Please consider including that server in your configuration.

## OPTIONS

- **-c --command**

  Run the specified command after writing server information to *outfile*. If this option is not specified, the command "scripts/process.pl" is executed from the directory that **bntrackd** was started.  If an empty string is provided for *command*, no command will be executed.

- **-e --expire**

  Set the period of time in seconds to keep server information without receiving new updates.  If this option is not specified, 600 seconds is used.

- **-d --debug**

  Place additional informational messages in the event log.

- **-h --help --usage**

  Print usage information and exit.

- **-l --logfile**

  Put the event log messages into the specified file.  If this option is not specified, the file "logs/bntrackd.log" will be written from the directory that **bntrackd** was started.  If an empty string is provided for *logfile*, no event messages will be written.

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  - **-o --outfile**

  Put the server information into the specified file *outfile*..

- **-p --port**

  Listen for announcements on the specified UDP port number.  If this option is not specified, the port number defaults to 6114.

- **-P --pidfile**

  Record the process ID of the tracking daemon in the specified file.  If this option is not specified, this information is not written to any file.

- **-u --update**

  Set the period of time in seconds between updates of the *outfile*.  If this option is not specified, 150 seconds is used.

- **-v --version**

  Causes **bntrackd** to print its version number and exit.

## NOTES

- The current version is available at:

  *http://www.bnetd.org/*

## SEE ALSO

[**bnetd**(1)](/bnetd/1.md), [**perl**(1)](/perl/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Ross Combs (*ross@bnetd.org*)