kapacitord
The kapacitord daemon starts and runs the Kapacitor server.
Usage
kapacitord [[command] [flags]]
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| config | Display the default Kapacitor configuration |
| downgrade | Reverts a topic store format upgrade |
| help | Output help for a command |
| run | Run the Kapacitor server |
| version | Display the Kapacitor version |
run is the default command.
Flags
| Flag | Description | Input |
|---|---|---|
-blacklist-cidrs |
Blacklist CIDRs for most HTTP GET/POST operations | Comma-separated list of CIDRs |
-config |
Path to Kapacitor configuration file | Configuration filepath |
-disable-handlers |
Disable alert handlers | Comma-separated list of alert-handlers |
-hostname |
Override the hostname in the Kapacitor configuration file | Hostname |
-pidfile |
Write process ID to a file | PID filepath |
-log-file |
Write logs to a file | Log filepath |
-log-level |
Set the log level | debug, info, or error |
Examples
- Run Kapacitor with default settings
- Run Kapacitor with custom configuration settings
- Disable alert handlers
- Change Kapacitor logging settings
- Blacklist HTTP GET or POST operations from specific CIDRs
Run Kapacitor with default settings
kapacitord
Run Kapacitor with custom configuration settings
kapacitord -config /path/to/kapacitor.conf
Disable alert handlers
Disabling alert handlers can be useful for security reasons–for example,
disabling the exec handler on a shared system.
kapacitord -disable-handlers exec,mqtt
Change Kapacitor logging settings
kapacitord \
-log-file /path/to/kapacitor.log \
-log-level debug
Blacklist HTTP GET or POST operations from specific CIDRs
kapacitord -blacklist-cidrs 10.10.0.0/16,192.168.200.5/30
Was this page helpful?
Thank you for your feedback!
Support and feedback
Thank you for being part of our community! We welcome and encourage your feedback and bug reports for Kapacitor and this documentation. To find support, use the following resources: