# bluetoothd > Daemon to manage bluetooth devices. > More information: . - Start the daemon: `bluetoothd` - Start the daemon, logging to `stdout`: `bluetoothd {{[-n|--nodetach]}}` - Start the daemon with a specific configuration file (defaults to `/etc/bluetooth/main.conf`): `bluetoothd {{[-f|--configfile]}} {{path/to/file}}` - Start the daemon with verbose output to `stderr`: `bluetoothd {{[-d|--debug]}}` - Start the daemon with verbose output coming from specific files in the bluetoothd or plugins source: `bluetoothd {{[-d|--debug=]}}{{path/to/file1:path/to/file2:...}}`