---
name: "tirex-master"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tirex"
version: "0.7.1-3+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tirex-master"
---

# tirex-master(1)

tirex master daemon

## NAME

tirex-master - tirex master daemon

## SYNOPSIS

tirex-master \[OPTIONS\]

## OPTIONS

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

  Display help message.

- **-d**, **--debug**

  Run in debug mode. You'll see the actual messages sent and received and other debug messages.

- **-f**, **--foreground**

  Run in foreground. E.g. when started from systemd service

- **-c**, **--config=DIR**

  Use the config directory DIR instead of /etc/tirex.

## DESCRIPTION

The tirex master process gets requests for metatiles from mod\_tile and other sources, queues them and sends them on to the rendering backends. It has a sophisticated queueing and rendering manager that decides what is to be rendered when.

Unless the --debug option is given, tirex-master will detach from the terminal.

## FILES

- */etc/tirex/tirex.conf*

  The configuration file.

- */etc/tirex/renderer/\*.conf*

  The renderer configuration files.

- */etc/tirex/renderer/\*/\*.conf*

  The map configuration files.

- */var/log/tirex/jobs.log*

  Default location for jobs logfile. It contains one line for each metatile rendered.

## SEE ALSO

See the tirex-send manpage for the list of commands you can send to a running tirex-master.

\<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tirex\>

## AUTHORS

Frederik Ramm \<frederik.ramm@geofabrik.de\>, Jochen Topf \<jochen.topf@geofabrik.de\> and possibly others.