---
name: "ratbox-services"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ratbox-services-mysql"
version: "1.2.4+repack-2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ratbox-services"
---

# ratbox-services(1)

ratbox IRC services.

## NAME

ratbox-services-{sqlite,mysql,pgsql} - ratbox IRC services.

## SYNOPSIS

**ratbox-services-sqlite** \[ **-h** \| **-v** \| **-f** \| **-t** \] **ratbox-services-mysql** \[ **-h** \| **-v** \| **-f** \| **-t** \] **ratbox-services-pgsql** \[ **-h** \| **-v** \| **-f** \| **-t** \]

## DESCRIPTION

ratbox-services-sqlite, ratbox-services-mysql and ratbox-services-pgsql are UNIX daemons that offers IRC services.  The use a sqlite, mysql and postgresql database backend respectively.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Show a help screen.

- **-v**

  Show version.

- **-f**

  Stay in foreground.

- **-t**

  Test config file.

## MORE DOCUMENTATION

Quick start information can be found in **/usr/share/doc/ratbox-services-mysql/README.Debian.sqlite.txt**, **/usr/share/doc/ratbox-services-mysql/README.Debian.mysql.txt** or **/usr/share/doc/ratbox-services-mysql/README.Debian.pgsql.txt**

Examples and other kind of information can be found in **/usr/share/doc/ratbox-services-common**