
[[ref-daemon-config-files-karaf]]
= Karaf
:description: Learn about the Karaf daemon, which is the core runtime module that manages all other daemon services within the OpenNMS {page-component-title} system.

The core runtime module that manages all other daemon services running within the {page-component-title} system.

.Karaf log file overview
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| File
| Description

| karaf.log
| Logs relating to the Karaf runtime.

| ipc.log
| Logs relating to the IPC communication for the message broker.

| manager.log
| Logs relating to manager server events.
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