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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 8ca243004a..da6caaa4f1 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1579,6 +1579,28 @@ Unless @option{--lose-logs} is used, all the build logs are kept in the @var{localstatedir}. To save space, the daemon automatically compresses them with Bzip2 by default. +@item --discover[=yes|no] +Whether to discover substitute servers on the local network using mDNS +and DNS-SD. + +This feature is still experimental. However, here are a few +considerations. + +@enumerate +@item +It might be faster/less expensive than fetching from remote servers; +@item +There are no security risks, only genuine substitutes will be used +(@pxref{Substitute Authentication}); +@item +An attacker advertising @command{guix publish} on your LAN cannot serve +you malicious binaries, but they can learn what software you’re +installing; +@item +Servers may serve substitute over HTTP, unencrypted, so anyone on the +LAN can see what software you’re installing. +@end enumerate + @item --disable-deduplication @cindex deduplication Disable automatic file ``deduplication'' in the store. @@ -15016,6 +15038,10 @@ disables the timeout. The type of compression used for build logs---one of @code{gzip}, @code{bzip2}, or @code{none}. +@item @code{discover} (default: @code{#f}) +Whether to discover substitute servers on the local network using mDNS +and DNS-SD. + @item @code{extra-options} (default: @code{'()}) List of extra command-line options for @command{guix-daemon}. |