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.Dd $Mdocdate: October 24 2022 $
.Dt HTTPD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm httpd
.Nd HTTP daemon
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl dnv
.Op Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value
.Op Fl f Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
daemon is an HTTP server with FastCGI and TLS support.
.Pp
The FastCGI implementation has optional socket support.
.Nm
can log to
.Xr syslog 3
or per-server files with several standard formats.
.Pp
.Nm
rereads its configuration file when it receives
.Dv SIGHUP
and reopens log files when it receives
.Dv SIGUSR1 .
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Dssmacro=value
.It Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value
Set a
.Ar macro
to a
.Ar value .
Macros can be referenced in the configuration files.
.It Fl d
Debug mode.
Create one server and don't detach or become a daemon.
This allows for easy monitoring of
.Nm .
.It Fl f Ar file
Specifies the configuration file.
The default is
.Pa /etc/httpd.conf .
.It Fl n
Check that the configuration is valid, but don't start any servers.
.It Fl v
Verbose mode.
Multiple
.Fl v
options increase the verbosity.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/ssl/private/server.key" -compact
.It Pa /etc/httpd.conf
Default configuration file.
.It Pa /etc/ssl/private/server.key
Default SSL/TLS server key.
.It Pa /etc/ssl/server.crt
Default SSL/TLS server certificate.
.It Pa /var/www/logs/access.log
Default access log file.
.It Pa /var/www/logs/error.log
Default error log file.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr acme-client 1 ,
.Xr httpd.conf 5 ,
.Xr slowcgi 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 5.6 .
.Nm
is based on
.Xr relayd 8 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
program was written by
.An Reyk Floeter Aq Mt reyk@openbsd.org .