> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.memloom.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Daemon

> serve, stop, ui, init: running and managing the store's single owner

## serve

```bash theme={null}
memloom serve
```

Run the store daemon in the foreground: the HTTP API on 4319, the viewer, and (on the
embedded tier) the Postgres wire on 54329. With `MEMLOOM_PG_URL` set, the daemon connects
to your Postgres instead and skips the wire bridge. The daemon is the single owner of the
store; every other command talks to it over HTTP (and auto-starts it when needed). Ctrl+C
to stop.

Reads `~/.memloom/config.env` at startup; real environment variables win over the file. After
editing the config, restart the daemon to pick up changes.

The terminal logs every request twice: an arrow on arrival and a closing line with status and
duration. It also warns when a Postgres wire client connects and pauses the API.

## stop

```bash theme={null}
memloom stop
```

Stop the running daemon gracefully: closes the HTTP and Postgres servers and releases the
store lock. Prints a notice when no daemon is running.

One command requires a stopped daemon because it opens the store directly:
[`reembed`](/cli/graph#reembed).

## ui

```bash theme={null}
memloom ui
```

Open the viewer in your browser, starting the daemon first if needed: graph, assistant,
memories, documents, schema, conflicts, console.

## init

```bash theme={null}
memloom init
```

First-run setup: creates `~/.memloom` with a commented `config.env` template and starts the
daemon. Set `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` in the config for real embeddings, dedup, and entity
extraction, then restart the daemon.

<Note>
  `init` is idempotent. Running it on an existing setup just ensures the daemon is up and the
  store is ready.
</Note>