---
name: "gobgpd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gobgpd"
version: "3.36.0-2+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gobgpd"
---

# gobgpd(1)

GoBGP daemon

## NAME

gobgpd - GoBGP daemon

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  gobgpd \[OPTIONS\]

### Application Options:

- **-f**, **--config-file=**

  specifying a config file

- **-t**, **--config-type=**

  specifying config type (toml, yaml, json) (default: toml)

- **-a**, **--config-auto-reload**

  activate config auto reload on changes

- **--config-strict**

  make any config error fatal

- **-l**, **--log-level=**

  specifying log level

- **-p**, **--log-plain**

  use plain format for logging (json by default)

- **-s**, **--syslog=**

  use syslogd

- **--syslog-facility=**

  specify syslog facility

- **--disable-stdlog**

  disable standard logging

- **--cpus=**

  specify the number of CPUs to be used

- **--api-hosts=**

  specify the hosts that gobgpd listens on (default: :50051)

- **-r**, **--graceful-restart**

  flag restart-state in graceful-restart capability

- **-d**, **--dry-run**

  check configuration

- **--pprof-host=**

  specify the host that gobgpd listens on for pprof and metrics (default: localhost:6060)

- **--pprof-disable**

  disable pprof profiling

- **--metrics-path=**

  specify path for prometheus metrics, empty value disables them (default: */metrics*)

- **--sdnotify**

  use sd\_notify protocol

- **--tls**

  enable TLS authentication for gRPC API

- **--tls-cert-file=**

  The TLS cert file

- **--tls-key-file=**

  The TLS key file

- **--tls-client-ca-file=** Optional TLS client CA file to authenticate clients

  against

- **--version**

  show version number

- **--sentry-dsn=**

  Sentry DSN

**--sentry-environment=** Sentry environment (default: development)

**--sentry-sample-rate=** Sentry traces sample rate (default: 1.0)

- **--sentry-debug**

  Sentry debug mode

### Help Options:

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

  Show this help message

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