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nova-compute
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.. program:: nova-compute

Synopsis
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::

  nova-compute [<options>...]

Description
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:program:`nova-compute` is a server daemon that serves the Nova Compute
service, which is responsible for building a disk image, launching an instance
via the underlying virtualization driver, responding to calls to check the
instance's state, attaching persistent storage, and terminating the instance.

Options
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.. rubric:: General options

.. include:: opts/common.rst

.. rubric:: Debugger options

.. include:: opts/debugger.rst

Files
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.. todo: We shouldn't have policy configuration in this non-API service, but
   bug #1675486 means we do have one

* ``/etc/nova/nova.conf``
* ``/etc/nova/policy.yaml``
* ``/etc/nova/policy.d/``
* ``/etc/nova/rootwrap.conf``
* ``/etc/nova/rootwrap.d/``
* ``/etc/nova/compute_id``
* ``/var/lib/nova/compute_id``

See Also
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:doc:`nova-conductor(1) <nova-conductor>`,
:doc:`nova-manage(1) <nova-manage>`,
:doc:`nova-rootwrap(1) <nova-rootwrap>`,
:doc:`nova-scheduler(1) <nova-scheduler>`,
:doc:`nova-status(1) <nova-status>`

Bugs
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* Nova bugs are managed at `Launchpad <https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova>`__