Daemon Control

localdns start

Start the LocalDNS daemon, or start a specific domain's process.

localdns start [domain] [options]

Option	Description
`-p, --port <port>`	API port (default: 1111)
`-f, --foreground`	Run daemon in foreground

localdns start                # Start daemon
localdns start myapp.local    # Start specific domain
localdns start --foreground   # Run in foreground

Stop the LocalDNS daemon (stops all managed processes).

localdns stop

Show LocalDNS status: daemon state, registered domains, running vs stopped.

localdns status

Ensure the daemon is always running. Installs a macOS launchd service if needed.

localdns ensure [options]

Option	Description
`--install-only`	Only install the service, don't start it

Install LocalDNS as a system service (macOS launchd).

localdns install [options]

Option	Description
`--user`	Install for current user only (default)
`--system`	Install system-wide (requires sudo)
`--dns-only`	Only set up DNS resolver
`--skip-dns`	Skip DNS resolver setup

localdns install           # User-level install
sudo localdns install --system  # System-wide install