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page_title: daemon - Command
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  Boundary's "daemon" command lets you manage a local cache of information to facilitate searches and protect your system resources from being overwhelmed.
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# daemon

Command: `boundary daemon`

The `daemon` command lets you manage the Boundary daemon and perform operations on the local cache of information.

## Example

The following command starts the Boundary daemon in the background:

```shell-session
$ boundary daemon start -background
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
Usage: boundary daemon <subcommand> [options] [args]
  # ...
Subcommands:
    add-token   Add an auth token to a Boundary daemon that is currently running.
    start       Starts the Boundary daemon.
    status      Gets the status information of a Boundary daemon that is currently running.
    stop        Stops the Boundary daemon.
```

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For more information, examples, and usage, click on the name of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below:

- [add-token](/boundary/docs/commands/daemon/add-token)
- [start](/boundary/docs/commands/daemon/start)
- [status](/boundary/docs/commands/daemon/status)
- [stop](/boundary/docs/commands/daemon/stop)