knotc

control utility for Knot DNS server

TLDR

Check server status

$ knotc status

Reload server configuration

$ knotc reload

Stop DNS server

$ knotc stop

Force zone transfer

$ knotc zone-retransfer [zone]

Sign zone with DNSSEC

$ knotc zone-sign [zone]

Flush zone to file

$ knotc zone-flush [zone]

SYNOPSIS

knotc [options] action [args...]

knotc is the control utility for Knot DNS server. It communicates with the running knotd daemon through a control socket to manage zones, check status, and trigger operations. Supports interactive mode with command completion.

PARAMETERS

status

Check if server is running.

reload

Reload configuration and zones.

stop

Stop the server.

zone-retransfer zone

Force zone transfer from master.

zone-sign zone

Trigger DNSSEC re-signing.

zone-flush zone

Flush zone journal to file.

-c file

Configuration file path.

-s path

Control socket path.

-t seconds

Control timeout.

INSTALL

sudo apt install knot

sudo dnf install knot

sudo pacman -S knot

sudo apk add knot

sudo zypper install knot

brew install knot