---
name: "mini-buildd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mini-buildd"
version: "2.2.8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mini-buildd"
---

# mini-buildd(8)

Once minimal Debian build and repository daemon

## NAME

mini-buildd - Once minimal Debian build and repository daemon

## DESCRIPTION

usage: mini-buildd \[-h\] \[--version\] \[-l LOG\_LEVEL\] \[-U DEDICATED\_USER\]

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  \[-N HOSTNAME\] \[-E HTTP\_ENDPOINT \[HTTP\_ENDPOINT ...\]\] \[-S SMTP\] \[-H HOME\] \[-d OPTION,..\] \[-P PASSWORD\] \[-D APP\[.MODEL\]\] \[-L FILE\] \[-R\]

Once minimal Debian build and repository daemon

### options:

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

  show this help message and exit

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-l**, **--log-level** LOG\_LEVEL

  set log level (if none given, \['WARNING', 'mini\_buildd.INFO'\] is applied by default). May also be given as \`\`\<logger\>.\<level\>\`\` to effect individual loggers only, and multiple times (check existing logs for actual logger names). (default: None)

- **-U**, **--dedicated-user** DEDICATED\_USER

  Force a custom dedicated user name (to run as a different user than 'mini-buildd'). (default: mini-buildd)

### daemon arguments:

- **-N**, **--hostname**, **--fqdn** HOSTNAME

  Custom public (fully qualified) hostname used for all services (uses host's FQDN if none given). (default: None)

- **-E**, **--http-endpoint** HTTP\_ENDPOINT \[HTTP\_ENDPOINT ...\]

  HTTP Server Endpoint:

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  Twisted-style Network Server Endpoint

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  See: https://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/core/howto/endpoints.html#servers

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  Notation Examples::

- 'tcp6:port=8066'

  : Unencrypted, bind on all interfaces.

- 'ssl:port=8066:privateKey=KEY\_PATH:certKey=CERT\_PATH': Encrypted, bind on all interfaces.

  'tcp6:interface=localhost:port=8066'                 : Unencrypted, bind on localhost only.

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  You may give multiple endpoints **--** the first endpoint given will be the primary.

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  (default: \['tcp6:port=8066'\]), not (default: None)

- **-S**, **--smtp** SMTP

  SMTP credentials in format '\[USER\]:\[PASSWORD\]@smtp\|ssmtp://HOST:PORT'. (default: :@smtp://localhost:25)

- **-H**, **--home** HOME

  Run with this home dir (you may use '~' for user expansion). The only use case to change this for debugging, really. (default: ~)

### logging and debugging arguments:

- **-d**, **--debug** OPTION,..

  Comma-separated list of special debugging options: 'webapp' (put web application \[django\] in debug mode), 'sbuild' (run sbuild in debug mode), 'keep' (keep temporary directories). (default: )

### database arguments:

- **-P**, **--set-admin-password** PASSWORD

  Update password for superuser ('admin'); user is created if non-existent yet. (default: None)

- **-D**, **--dumpdata** APP\[.MODEL\]

  Dump database contents for app\[.MODEL\] as JSON file (see 'django-admin dumpdata'). (default: None)

- **-L**, **--loaddata** FILE

  INTERNAL USE ONLY, use with care! Load JSON file into database (see 'django-admin loaddata'). (default: None)

- **-R**, **--remove-system-artifacts**

  INTERNAL USE ONLY, use with care! Bulk-remove associated data of all objects that might have produced artifacts on the system. (default: False)

See also: Online manual, usually at http://localhost:8066/static/manual/.