---
name: "tox-bootstrapd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "toxcore-utils"
version: "0.2.20-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tox-bootstrapd"
---

# tox-bootstrapd(1)

Highly configurable DHT bootstrap node daemon

## NAME

tox-bootstrapd - Highly configurable DHT bootstrap node daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**tox-bootstrapd** \[*OPTION*\]... **--config=***FILE\_PATH*

## DESCRIPTION

**tox-bootstrapd** is a highly configurable DHT bootstrap node daemon (for systemd, SysVinit, Docker, etc).

## OPTIONS

- **--config=***FILE\_PATH*

  Specify path to the config file.

  This is a required option.

  Set *FILE\_PATH* to a path to an empty file in order to use default settings.

- **--foreground**

  Run the daemon in foreground. The daemon won't fork (detach from the terminal) and won't use the PID file.

- **--help**

  Print this help message.

- **--log-backend=***BACKEND*

  Specify which logging backend to use.

  Valid *BACKEND* values (case sensetive):

  - **syslog**

    Writes log messages to syslog.

    Default option when no **--log-backend** is specified.

  - **stdout**

    stdout Writes log messages to stdout/stderr.

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  - **--version**

  Print version information.

## AUTHOR

**tox-bootstrapd** is written by The Tox Project ⟨https://tox.chat/⟩.

This manual page was written by Yangfl ⟨mmyangfl@\\:gmail.com⟩ for the Debian Project (and may be used by others).