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kapacitord run

The kapacitord run starts and runs the Kapacitor server.

Usage

kapacitord run [flags]

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

kapacitord run

Run Kapacitor with custom configuration settings

kapacitord run -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 run -disable-handlers exec,mqtt

Change Kapacitor logging settings

kapacitord run \
  -log-file /path/to/kapacitor.log \
  -log-level debug

Blacklist HTTP GET or POST operations from specific CIDRs

kapacitord run -blacklist-cidrs 10.10.0.0/16,192.168.200.5/30

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