---
name: "cacaserver"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcaca"
version: "0.99.beta20-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cacaserver"
---

# cacaserver(1)

telnet server for libcaca

## NAME

cacaserver - telnet server for libcaca

## SYNOPSIS

**cacaserver**

## DESCRIPTION

**cacaserver** reads libcaca animation files in its standard input and serves them as ANSI art on network port 51914. These animations can be created by any libcaca program by setting the **CACA\_DRIVER** environment variable to **raw** and piping the program's standard output to **cacaserver.**

Clients can then connect to port 51914 using **telnet** or **netcat** to see the output.

## EXAMPLE

CACA\_DRIVER=raw cacademo \| cacaserver

telnet localhost 51914

## SEE ALSO

[cacaplay(1)](/cacaplay/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar \<sam@hocevar.net\>.