AMULED(1)

💜 AMULED(1) — the aMule Daemon era 💜

okay so bestie, you've found it: this is amuled, the daemonized version of the all-platform eMule p2p client, and it lives in the aMule Daemon manual. no GUI, no drama, just a little background gremlin doing p2p things. she's iconic, she's headless, she's literally running your downloads while you sleep 😴✨

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the way she takes options is giving infinite combinations, so here's the whole fit:

amuled [-c <path>] [-f] [-p <path>] [-e] [-o] [-r]
[--configure-autostart <on|off>] [-w <path>] [-d] [-i] [-t <num>] [eD2k-
link]

and the tiny versions:

amuled [-v]

amuled [-h]

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

okay so every single one of these, no skipping, i got you:

• -c <path>, --config-dir=<path> — read the config from <path> instead of your home directory. moving out of home, main character energy 🏠💅
• -f, --full-daemon — forks to the background. she's leaving the group chat to go do her own thing, byeee 🦋
• -p <path>, --pid-file=<path> — after forking, create a pid-file in <path>. heads up bestie: <path> has to contain the filename, so like -p /run/amuled.pid and not just -p /run. don't come for me, that's the rule 😌
• -e, --ec-config — configure EC (External Connections). external, as in, talking to the outside world 💬
• -o, --log-stdout — prints log messages to stdout. chatty queen behavior, love that for her 🔊
• -r, --reset-config — resets config to default values. fresh start, no baggage, life reset button 🫶
• --configure-autostart=<on|off> — enable or disable starting amuled on user login, then exit. the OS-specific store gets picked automatically, and the lineup is:
  • Windows registry Run key
  • macOS LaunchAgent
  • Linux XDG .desktop autostart entry

literally cross-platform slay, she knows where she lives on every OS 🌈

• -w <path>, --use-amuleweb=<path> — specify the location of the amuleweb binary to <path>. letting her know where her web friend is at 🔍
• -d, --disable-fatal — don't catch fatal exceptions and don't block exit on assertions. useful for headless / supervised setups (systemd, watchdog scripts) where the otherwise-modal assertion dialog prevents auto-restart. ngl this one is the real MVP for servers — that dialog would just sit there blocking your restart like 💀
• -i, --enable-stdin — does not disable stdin. she keeps the door open 🚪
• -t <num>, --category=<num> — set the category for passed eD2k links to <num>. organization, but make it cute 🗂️
• -v, --version — displays the current version number. who am i? 💁‍♀️
• -h, --help — prints a short usage description. the little orientation, we love a helpful icon ✨
• eD2k-link — adds an eD2k-link to the core. yes, you can just hand her a link, she'll take it from there 💌

🌸 the eD2k link she accepts can be 🌸

• a file link (ed2k://|file|...), and it will be added to the download queue 📥
• a server link (ed2k://|server|...), and it will be added to the server list 🌐
• a serverlist link, in which case all servers in the list will be added to the server list 📋
• a magnet link 🧲

fr fr one option, four flavors. she's versatile.

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🦋 FILES 🦋

• ~/.aMule/*

that's the whole lineup, home sweet home 🏡

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😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

please report bugs either on the forum (https://github.com/amule-org/amule/discussions), or in the bugtracker (https://github.com/amule-org/amule/issues).

and like, please do not report bugs in e-mail — neither to the mailing list nor directly to any team member. i'm begging 🙈 keep it in the tracker so it actually gets tracked, iykyk 💅

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👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

aMule and all of its related utilities are distributed under the GNU General Public License. free as in freedom, bestie 🫶

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

alcc(1), amule(1), amulecmd(1), amulegui(1), amuleweb(1), cas(1), ed2k(1)

the whole friend group, go say hi 💜

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🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

this manpage was written by Vollstrecker <amule@vollstreckernet.de> — legend behavior, we stan 🫡💖

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okay that's the whole page, mwah 💋 this was aMule Daemon v3.0.1, dated September 2026 — go forth and daemon responsibly, bestie 🌟🎀✨