STRATISD(8)

💖 STRATISD 💖 (that's section 8 of the manual, bestie)

okay so you know how your computer has storage and you want it to be, like, organized? that's what this is about. this is the stratisd page from the system administration section of the manual, and it's giving "quiet background hero who runs the whole show." let's get into it. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

stratisd — the daemon that creates and monitors storage pools 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

stratisd [GLOBAL OPTIONS]

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so stratisd creates, manages, and monitors local storage pools. it's the main character of storage management, no cap. 👑

how do you talk to it? two ways: you control it with the stratis command-line tool, or you talk to it over D-Bus. pick your vibe. 🎀

here's the cute part: Stratis pools are created from one or more block devices (blockdevs), and then it lets you create multiple filesystems out of that one pool. one pool, many filesystems, it's giving abundance. ✨

but listen — typically, stratisd is not invoked by the user. it just runs as a system service. it's in the background doing its little tasks while you live your life. humble icon behavior. 🫶

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✨ GLOBAL OPTIONS ✨

• --sim — runs with a simulated engine instead of the default engine. the simulated engine does not actually perform storage configuration, it just pretends. perfect for vibes-only testing, zero real storage was harmed 💀
• --log-level — picks the log level for log messages. only messages with a severity at or above the level you specify get emitted. if you skip this option, stratisd respects the RUST_LOG environment variable. otherwise, stratisd uses the default log level, which is error. 🌸
• --help, -h — shows help. the classic. always there for you 🫶

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• stratis(8) — the CLI tool, go say hi 👋

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✨ REPORTING BUGS & DEVELOPMENT ✨

found a bug? wanna help build? here's where the girlies hang out:

• GitHub for issues and development — https://github.com/stratis-storage/project 🐙
• Mailing list — stratis-devel@lists.fedorahosted.org for general development discussion 📬

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✨ LICENSE ✨

stratisd is licensed under the Mozilla Public License, Version 2.0. software distributed under this license is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either expressed or implied. (that's the serious part, and it stays serious — read it, bestie, it matters. 🔥)

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okay that's the whole page!! mwah 💋 this was STRATISD(8), dated 09/14/2026. go forth and pool your storage responsibly, bestie. periodt. 💖✨🎀🦋🌸