---
name: "notifyd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyrus-common"
version: "2.4.17+nocaldav-0+deb8u2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/notifyd"
---

# notifyd(8)

Cyrus notification server

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## NAME

notifyd - Cyrus notification server

## SYNOPSIS

**notifyd** \[ **-C** *config-file* \] \[ **-U** *uses* \] \[ **-T** *timeout* \]\
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         \[ **-D** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**Notifyd** is a daemon started from [cyrmaster(8)](/cyrmaster/8.md) that handles notification requests on behalf of [lmtpd(8)](/lmtpd/8.md). **Notifyd** accepts the request and performs the notification using the method specified in the request.

Note that for **notifyd** to run properly you must set proto=udp in its cyrus.conf services entry.  prefork=1 is also recommended.

**Notifyd** reads its configuration options out of the [*imapd.conf*(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md) file unless specified otherwise by **-C**. The *notifysocket* option is used to specify the Unix domain socket to listen on for notifications.

## OPTIONS

- **-C** *config-file*

  Read configuration options from *config-file*.

- **-U** *uses*

  The maximum number of times that the process should be used for new connections before shutting down.  The default is 250.

- **-T** *timeout*

  The number of seconds that the process will wait for a new connection before shutting down.  Note that a value of 0 (zero) will disable the timeout.  The default is 60.

- **-D**

  Run external debugger specified in debug\_command.

## NOTIFICATION METHODS

- **null**

  Ignore the notification request.

- **log**

  Log the notification to syslog (for testing).

- **mailto**

  Email the notification.  This method can ONLY be used in a Sieve 'notify' action as it requires a *mailto:* URL to be specified as an *:option*.

- **zephyr**

  Send the notification as a zephyrgram.  If used in a Sieve 'notify' action, additional recipients can be specified as *:options*.

- **external**

  Send the notification via an external program.  The path to the program is specified using the *notify\_external* option in the configuration file.

## FILES

- **/etc/imapd.conf**

  Default configuration file.

- **/etc/cyrus.conf**

  Cyrus Master process configuration file.

## SEE ALSO

**[imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md)**, **cyrus.conf**, **[cyrmaster(8)](/cyrmaster/8.md)**, **[lmtpd(8)](/lmtpd/8.md)**