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<sect1 id="tgit-dug-daemon">
	<title>Daemon</title>
	<indexterm>
		<primary>daemon</primary>
	</indexterm>
	<indexterm>
		<primary>Daemon</primary>
	</indexterm>
	<para>
		Sometimes you want to quickly share you local repository to others
		without pushing to a remote git repository.
		That's when you need to use
		<menuchoice>
			<guimenu>TortoiseGit</guimenu>
			<guimenuitem>Daemon...</guimenuitem>
		</menuchoice>.

		<figure id="tgit-dug-daemon-dia-1">
			<title>A running daemon dialog</title>
			<graphic fileref="../images/DaemonProgress.png"/>
		</figure>
	</para>
	<para>
		This command runs Git Daemon that serves Git protocol at port 9418 (git://hostname/).
	</para>
	<caution>
		<para>
			The selected repository is exported for read/write access without further authentication.
		</para>
	</caution>
	<important>
		<para>
			Your host might only be accessible within your local network and you might need to adjust your firewall.
		</para>
	</important>
	<para>
		You can find more information at <gitdoclink cmd="git-daemon" section="1"/>.
	</para>
</sect1>
