---
name: "deskflow-server"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "deskflow"
version: "1.22.0+dfsg-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/deskflow-server"
---

# deskflow-server(1)

manual page for deskflow-server v1.22.0.0, protocol v1.8

## NAME

deskflow-server - manual page for deskflow-server v1.22.0.0, protocol v1.8

## SYNOPSIS

**deskflow-server** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Keyboard and mouse sharing utility

## OPTIONS

- **-h**,--help

  Print this help message and exit

- **--config-toml** TEXT

  Use TOML configuration file

Usage: deskflow-server **--config** \<pathname\> \[--address \<address\>\] \[--display \<display\>\] \[--no-xinitthreads\] \[--daemon\|--no-daemon\] \[--name \<screen-name\>\] \[--restart\|--no-restart\] \[--debug \<level\>\]

Start the Deskflow mouse/keyboard sharing server.

- **-a**, **--address** \<address\>

  listen for clients on the given address.

- **-c**, **--config** \<pathname\>

  path of the configuration file

- **-d**, **--debug** \<level\>

  filter out log messages with priority below level. level may be: FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, NOTE, INFO, DEBUG, DEBUG1, DEBUG2.

- **-n**, **--name** \<screen-name\> use screen-name instead the hostname to identify

  this screen in the configuration.

- **-1**, **--no-restart**

  do not try to restart on failure.

\*     **--restart**            restart the server automatically if it fails.

- **-l** **--log** \<file\>

  write log messages to file.

- **--enable-crypto**

  enable TLS encryption.

- **--tls-cert**

  specify the path to the TLS certificate file.

- **--disable-client-cert-check** disable client SSL certificate

  checking (deprecated)

- **-f**, **--no-daemon**

  run in the foreground.

\*     **--daemon**             run as a daemon.

- **-h**, **--help**

  display this help and exit.

- **--version**

  display version information and exit.

- **--display** \<display\>

  when in X mode, connect to the X server at \<display\>.

- **--no-xinitthreads**

  do not call XInitThreads()

\* marks defaults.

The argument for **--address** is of the form: \[\<hostname\>\]\[:\<port\>\].  The hostname must be the address or hostname of an interface on the system. The default is to listen on all interfaces.  The port overrides the default port, 24800.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2024-2025 Deskflow Devs\
 Copyright © 2012-2025 Symless Ltd.\
 Copyright © 2009-2012 Nick Bolton\
 Copyright © 2002-2009 Chris Schoeneman

## SEE ALSO

[deskflow(1)](/deskflow/1.md), [deskflow-client(1)](/deskflow-client/1.md), deskflow-server(2)

All documentation is on the web, so please point your browser at \<https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/wiki\> and surf away.