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End-to-end realtime stack for connecting humans and AI

From livekit-server 1.13.11-r1 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running livekit-server --help (exit 0). permalink

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NAME:
   livekit-server - High performance WebRTC server

USAGE:
   livekit-server [global options] [command [command options]]

VERSION:
   1.13.11

DESCRIPTION:
   run without subcommands to start the server

COMMANDS:
   generate-keys  generates an API key and secret pair
   ports          print ports that server is configured to use
   list-nodes     list all nodes
   help-verbose   prints app help, including all generated configuration flags
   help, h        Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --bind string [ --bind string ]  IP address to listen on, use flag multiple times to specify multiple addresses
   --config string                  path to LiveKit config file
   --config-body string             LiveKit config in YAML, typically passed in as an environment var in a container [$LIVEKIT_CONFIG]
   --key-file string                path to file that contains API keys/secrets
   --keys string                    api keys (key: secret\n) [$LIVEKIT_KEYS]
   --region string                  region of the current node. Used by regionaware node selector [$LIVEKIT_REGION]
   --node-ip string                 IP address of the current node, used to advertise to clients. Automatically determined by default [$NODE_IP]
   --udp-port string                UDP port(s) to use for WebRTC traffic [$UDP_PORT]
   --redis-host string              host (incl. port) to redis server [$REDIS_HOST]
   --redis-password string          password to redis [$REDIS_PASSWORD]
   --turn-cert string               tls cert file for TURN server [$LIVEKIT_TURN_CERT]
   --turn-key string                tls key file for TURN server [$LIVEKIT_TURN_KEY]
   --cpuprofile file                write CPU profile to file
   --memprofile file                write memory profile to file
   --dev                            sets log-level to debug, console formatter, and /debug/pprof. insecure for production
   --help, -h                       show help
   --version, -v                    print the version
Options (17)
OptionDescriptionSource
--bind stringIP address to listen on, use flag multiple times to specify multiple addresseshelp
--config stringpath to LiveKit config filehelp
--config-body stringLiveKit config in YAML, typically passed in as an environment var in a container [$LIVEKIT_CONFIG]help
--key-file stringpath to file that contains API keys/secretshelp
--keys stringapi keys (key: secret\n) [$LIVEKIT_KEYS]help
--region stringregion of the current node.help
--node-ip stringIP address of the current node, used to advertise to clients.help
--udp-port stringUDP port(s) to use for WebRTC traffic [$UDP_PORT]help
--redis-host stringhost (incl.help
--redis-password stringpassword to redis [$REDIS_PASSWORD]help
--turn-cert stringtls cert file for TURN server [$LIVEKIT_TURN_CERT]help
--turn-key stringtls key file for TURN server [$LIVEKIT_TURN_KEY]help
--cpuprofile filewrite CPU profile to filehelp
--memprofile filewrite memory profile to filehelp
--devsets log-level to debug, console formatter, and /debug/pprof.help
--help, -hshow helphelp
--version, -vprint the versionhelp

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