---
name: "lighttpd-angel"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "lighttpd"
version: "1.4.85-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lighttpd-angel"
---

# lighttpd-angel(8)

monitor/supervise lighttpd daemon

## NAME

lighttpd-angel - monitor/supervise lighttpd daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**lighttpd-angel** \<**args**\>

## DESCRIPTION

**lighttpd-angel** monitors/supervises lighttpd daemon (started with \<args\>). lighttpd-angel will restart lighttpd if lighttpd exits for any reason, other than by signals sent by lighttpd-angel.

Send lighttpd-angel SIGTERM to initiate immediate shutdown of lighttpd.

Send lighttpd-angel SIGINT to initiate graceful shutdown of lighttpd.

Send lighttpd-angel SIGHUP to initiate graceful restart of lighttpd.

Send lighttpd-angel SIGUSR1 to initiate graceful reload of lighttpd config.

## SEE ALSO

Online Documentation:

https://wiki.lighttpd.net/InstallFromSource https://blog.lighttpd.net/articles/2007/09/02/there-is-an-angel-for-lighty/

## AUTHOR

Jan Kneschke \<jan@kneschke.de\>