---
name: "cyrus-idled"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyrus-imapd"
version: "3.10.2-1+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cyrus-idled"
---

# cyrus-idled(8)

Cyrus IMAP documentation Provide near real-time updates for IMAP IDLE

## NAME

idled - Cyrus IMAP documentation

Provide near real-time updates for IMAP IDLE

## SYNOPSIS

```
idled [ -C config-file ]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**idled** *is a long lived datagram daemon which receives notifications of* *mailbox changes and signals the appropriate* **imapd** *to report the* *changes to the client.*

**Idled** *is usually started from [master(8)](/master/8.md).*

**idled** *reads its configuration options out of the [imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md) file unless specified otherwise by* **-C***.*

## OPTIONS

- **-C config-file**

  *Use the specified configuration file config-file rather than the default [imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md).*

## EXAMPLES

**idled** *is commonly included in the DAEMON section of* *[cyrus.conf(5)](/cyrus.conf/5.md) like so:*

```
DAEMON {
    idled                   cmd="/usr/lib/cyrus/bin/idled"
}
```

## FILES

*/etc/imapd.conf*

## SEE ALSO

*[imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md),* *[cyrus.conf(5)](/cyrus.conf/5.md),* *[master(8)](/master/8.md)*

## AUTHOR

*The Cyrus Team, Nic Bernstein (Onlight)*

## COPYRIGHT

*1993–2025, The Cyrus Team*