---
name: "inspircd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "inspircd"
version: "4.7.0+ds1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/inspircd/8"
---

# inspircd(8)

the stable, high-performance and modular Internet Relay Chat Daemon

## NAME

 **InspIRCd** - *the* stable, high-performance and modular Internet Relay Chat Daemon

## SYNOPSIS

 **inspircd** \[--config \<file\>\] \[--debug\] \[--nofork\] \[--nolog\] \[--nopid\] \[--protocoldebug\] \[--runasroot\] \[--version\]

## OPTIONS

- **--config \<file\>**

  Sets the path to the main configuration file. Defaults to */etc/inspircd/inspircd.conf*.

- **--debug**

  Log at the debug level to the standard output stream.

- **--nofork**

  Don't fork into the background after starting up.

- **--nolog**

  Don't write to log files.

- **--nopid**

  Don't write to the PID file.

- **--protocoldebug**

  Log at the raw I/O level to the standard output stream.

- **--runasroot**

  Allow the server to start as root (not recommended).

- **--version**

  Displays the InspIRCd version and exits.

## SUPPORT

IRC support for InspIRCd can be found at ircs://irc.teranova.net/inspircd.

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues.