content/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitord/run.md
The kapacitord run starts and runs the Kapacitor server.
kapacitord run [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 |
kapacitord run
kapacitord run -config /path/to/kapacitor.conf
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
kapacitord run \
-log-file /path/to/kapacitor.log \
-log-level debug
kapacitord run -blacklist-cidrs 10.10.0.0/16,192.168.200.5/30