-By default, the man:lttng-create(1) command automatically spawns a
-session daemon for your Unix user if none is currently running. Override
-the path of the session daemon binary to spawn with the
-option:--sessiond-path option. Avoid automatically spawning a session
-daemon with the option:--no-sessiond option.
+By default, the man:lttng-create(1) command automatically spawns:
+
+* A session daemon for your Unix user if none is currently running.
++
+Override the path of the session daemon binary to spawn with the
+option:--sessiond-path option.
++
+Avoid automatically spawning a session daemon with the
+option:--no-sessiond option.
+
+* A relay daemon (see man:lttng-relayd(8)) if all the following
+ statements are true:
++
+--
+* You specify the nloption:--live option.
+
+* You don't specify any of the nloption:--set-url, nloption:--ctrl-url,
+ or nloption:--data-url options.
+
+* No relay daemon is currently listening for TCP connections on
+ +127.0.0.1:{default_network_viewer_port}+ (default LTTng live reader
+ connection address and port).
+--
++
+Override the path of the relay daemon binary to spawn with the
+option:--relayd-path option.