---
name: "public-inbox-netd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "public-inbox"
version: "1.9.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/public-inbox-netd"
---

# public-inbox-netd(1)

read-only network daemon for sharing public-inboxes

## NAME

public-inbox-netd - read-only network daemon for sharing public-inboxes

## SYNOPSIS

```
  public-inbox-netd [OPTIONS]
```

## DESCRIPTION

public-inbox-netd provides a read-only multi-protocol (HTTP/IMAP/NNTP/POP3) daemon for public-inbox.  It uses options and environment variables common to all [**public-inbox-daemon**(8)](/public-inbox-daemon/8.md) implementations.

The default configuration will never require write access to the directory where the public-inbox is stored, so it may be run as a different user than the user running [**public-inbox-watch**(1)](/public-inbox-watch/1.md), [**public-inbox-mda**(1)](/public-inbox-mda/1.md), or [**git-fetch**(1)](/git-fetch/1.md).

## OPTIONS

See common options in "OPTIONS" in [**public-inbox-daemon**(8)](/public-inbox-daemon/8.md).

- \-l PROTOCOL://ADDRESS/?cert=/path/to/cert,key=/path/to/key

  - \--listen PROTOCOL://ADDRESS/?cert=/path/to/cert,key=/path/to/key

  - \-l http://ADDRESS/?env.PI\_CONFIG=/path/to/cfg,psgi=/path/to/app.psgi

  In addition to the normal `"-l"`/`"--listen"` switch described in [**public-inbox-daemon**(8)](/public-inbox-daemon/8.md), the protocol prefix (e.g. `"nntp://"` or `"nntps://"`) may be specified to force a given protocol.

  Environment variable overrides in effect during loading and reloading (SIGHUP) can be specified as `"env.NAME=VALUE"` for all protocols.

  HTTP(S) listeners may also specify `"psgi="` to use a different `".psgi"` file for each listener.

  `"err=/path/to/errors.log"` may be used to isolate error/debug output for a particular listener away from `"--stderr"`.

  Non-HTTP(S) listeners may also specify `"out="` for logging to `"stdout"`.  HTTP(S) users are encouraged to configure Plack::Middleware::AccessLog or Plack::Middleware::AccessLog::Timed, instead.

- \--cert /path/to/cert

  See **public-inbox-daemon**(1).

- \--key /path/to/key

  See **public-inbox-daemon**(1).

## CONFIGURATION

These configuration knobs should be used in the [**public-inbox-config**(5)](/public-inbox-config/5.md).

- publicinbox.\<name\>.newsgroup

  - publicinbox.nntpserver

  - publicinbox.pop3state

  See [**public-inbox-config**(5)](/public-inbox-config/5.md) for documentation on them.

## CONTACT

Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to \<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org\>

The mail archives are hosted at \<https://public-inbox.org/meta/\>, and \<nntp://news.public-inbox.org/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta\>, \<nntp://4uok3hntl7oi7b4uf4rtfwefqeexfzil2w6kgk2jn5z2f764irre7byd.onion/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright all contributors \<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org\>

License: AGPL-3.0+ \<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt\>

## SEE ALSO

[**git**(1)](/git/1.md), [**git-config**(1)](/git-config/1.md), [**public-inbox-daemon**(8)](/public-inbox-daemon/8.md), [**public-inbox-config**(5)](/public-inbox-config/5.md)