---
name: "kopano-search"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "kopano-search"
version: "8.7.0-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kopano-search"
---

# kopano-search(8)

Kopano Indexed Search Service.

## NAME

kopano-search - Kopano Indexed Search Service.

## SYNOPSIS

**kopano-search**

## DESCRIPTION

The kopano-search daemon is used to index all messages for all users in the kopano-server. Indexing messages greatly enhances the search performance of the kopano-server.

After starting, the search daemon will continuously update the store index files and will keep listening for connections on the configured TCP port and/or Unix socket for search requests from the [**kopano-server**(8)](/kopano-server/8.md).

## OPTIONS

The Kopano search program takes the following configuration options:

- **--config**, **-c** *file*

  Specify the location of the configuration file.

  Default: */etc/kopano/search.cfg*

- **--foreground**, **-F**

  Run in the foreground. Normally the kopano-search process will daemonize and run in the background.

- **--server-socket**, **-s** *path*

  Connect to the storage server through *path*, e.g. file:///path/to/socket. Default: file:///var/run/kopano/server.sock.

- **--reindex** *user/store*

  Remove the current index of the given user or store and start to make a new index immediately.

  Use in combination with *-u* or *-S* to specify one or more users or stores.

  The kopano-search daemon must already be running on the same machine.

When invoked with no options, the kopano-search daemon will search for a configuration file in /etc/kopano/search.cfg. If no configuration file is found, default values are used. See [**kopano-search.cfg**(5)](/kopano-search.cfg/5.md) for all configuration options and their default values.

## USAGE

Starting the kopano-search daemon with an alternative configuration:

**kopano-search**  **-c**  */path/to/search.cfg*

You may also use the init.d scripts:

**/etc/init.d/kopano-search** \[*start*\| *stop*\| *restart*\| *reload*\]

## AUTHOR

Written by Kopano.

## SEE ALSO

[**kopano-server**(8)](/kopano-server/8.md), [**kopano-search.cfg**(5)](/kopano-search.cfg/5.md)