.\" -*- mode: troff; coding: utf-8 -*- .TH "nix3-daemon" "1" "" .PP \fBWarning\fR: This program is \fBexperimental\fR and its interface is subject to change. .SH Name \fCnix daemon\fR - daemon to perform store operations on behalf of non-root clients .SH Synopsis \fCnix daemon\fR [\fIoption\fR\[u2026]] .SH Example .IP "\(bu" 2 Run the daemon in the foreground: .LP .EX # nix daemon .EE .SH Description This command runs the Nix daemon, which is a required component in multi-user Nix installations. It performs build actions and other operations on the Nix store on behalf of non-root users. Usually you don\[u2019]t run the daemon directly; instead it\[u2019]s managed by a service management framework such as \fCsystemd\fR. .PP Note that this daemon does not fork into the background.