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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "fail2ban-server",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fail2ban-server/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-14T07:24:46Z",
    "synopsis": "fail2ban-server [OPTIONS]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "fail2ban-server - start the server\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "fail2ban-server [OPTIONS]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Fail2Ban  v0.11.2  reads  log  file that contains password failure report and bans the corre‐\nsponding IP addresses using firewall rules.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
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                {
                    "name": "-c --conf",
                    "content": "configuration directory\n",
                    "flag": "-c",
                    "long": "--conf"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-s --socket",
                    "content": "socket path\n",
                    "flag": "-s",
                    "long": "--socket"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-p --pidfile",
                    "content": "pidfile path\n\n--pname <NAME>\nname of the process (main thread) to identify instance (default fail2ban-server)\n\n--loglevel <LEVEL>\nlogging level\n\n--logtarget <TARGET>\nlogging target, use file-name or stdout, stderr, syslog or sysout.\n\n--syslogsocket auto|<FILE>\n",
                    "flag": "-p",
                    "long": "--pidfile"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d",
                    "content": "--dp, --dump-pretty\ndump the configuration using more human readable representation\n",
                    "flag": "-d"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-t --test",
                    "content": "test configuration (can be also specified with start parameters)\n",
                    "flag": "-t",
                    "long": "--test"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-i",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-i"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-v",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-v"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-q",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-q"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-x",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-x"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-b",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-b"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-f"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--async",
                    "content": "start server in async mode (for internal usage only, don't read configuration)\n",
                    "long": "--async"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--timeout",
                    "content": "timeout to wait for the server (for internal usage only, don't read configuration)\n\n--str2sec <STRING>\nconvert time abbreviation format to seconds\n",
                    "long": "--timeout"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "display this help message\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V --version",
                    "content": "print the version (-V returns machine-readable short format)\n",
                    "flag": "-V",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "REPORTING BUGS": {
            "content": "Report bugs via Debian bug tracking system http://www.debian.org/Bugs/ .\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "fail2ban-client(1)\n\n\n\nfail2ban-server v0.11.2                     November 2020                         FAIL2BAN-SERVER(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "fail2ban-server - start the server",
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            "flag": "-c",
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            "flag": "-s",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": "socket path"
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        {
            "flag": "-p",
            "long": "--pidfile",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "pidfile path --pname <NAME> name of the process (main thread) to identify instance (default fail2ban-server) --loglevel <LEVEL> logging level --logtarget <TARGET> logging target, use file-name or stdout, stderr, syslog or sysout. --syslogsocket auto|<FILE>"
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        {
            "flag": "-d",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": "--dp, --dump-pretty dump the configuration using more human readable representation"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-t",
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        {
            "flag": "-i",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-v",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
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        {
            "flag": "-q",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
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        {
            "flag": "-x",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-b",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-f",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
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        {
            "flag": "",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": "start server in async mode (for internal usage only, don't read configuration)"
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--timeout",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "timeout to wait for the server (for internal usage only, don't read configuration) --str2sec <STRING> convert time abbreviation format to seconds"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "display this help message"
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        {
            "flag": "-V",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": "print the version (-V returns machine-readable short format)"
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    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "fail2ban-client",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fail2ban-client/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "FAIL2BAN-SERVER",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FAIL2BAN-SERVER/1/json"
        }
    ]
}