# chainctl auth configure-refresh-service

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/platform/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_auth_configure-refresh-service.md
Last Modified: September 29, 2026
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 chainctl auth configure-refresh-service Manage a background service that keeps Chainguard tokens refreshed
Synopsis Manage a user-level background service that keeps Chainguard tokens refreshed by periodically running ‘chainctl auth login –refresh-only’.
The service manager is selected automatically for your operating system: systemd (Linux) or launchd (macOS). By default every cached token is refreshed; specific audiences can be selected at install time instead.
Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl auth	- Auth related commands for the Chainguard platform. chainctl auth configure-refresh-service install	- Install a background service for automatic token refresh chainctl auth configure-refresh-service uninstall	- Uninstall the background token-refresh service