# deluged > A daemon process for the Deluge BitTorrent client. > More information: . - Start the Deluge daemon: `deluged` - Start the Deluge daemon on a specific port: `deluged -p {{port}}` - Start the Deluge daemon using a specific configuration file: `deluged -c {{path/to/configuration_file}}` - Start the Deluge daemon and output the log to a file: `deluged -l {{path/to/log_file}}`