# zeroconf

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This handbook describes the zeroconf protocol.

TDE
zeroconf
protocol

The zeroconf protocol is used in network device discovery, commonly known as DNS Service Discovery (DNSSD). To be useful &tde; must be compiled with zeroconf support. Typically that means installing the avahi service before compiling &tde;.

DNS-SD is defined in RFC 6763.