feat: new page about kotlin daemon

Author: sarahhaggarty

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docs/topics/kotlin-daemon.md

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+[//]: # (title: Kotlin daemon)
+
+The Kotlin daemon is a background process that build systems can use to improve build times by keeping the compiler 
+and its environment ready to compile. This approach avoids starting a new Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
+instance and reinitializing the compiler for every compilation, leading to reduced build times for incremental builds 
+or frequent small changes.
+
+Some build systems have their own daemons that help reduce startup costs, such as the [Gradle daemon](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/gradle_daemon.html) and the [Maven daemon](https://maven.apache.org/tools/mvnd.html).
+Using the Kotlin daemon instead reduces startup costs while also completely isolating the build system process from the compiler.
+This separation is useful in dynamic environments where system settings might change at runtime.
+
+Although the Kotlin daemon has no direct user-facing interface, you can use it through build systems or the [build tools API](build-tools-api.md).
+
+## Kotlin daemon configuration
+
+There are ways to configure some settings for the Kotlin daemon for Gradle or Maven.
+
+### Memory management
+
+The Kotlin daemon is a separate process that has its own memory space, isolated from the client.
+By default, the Kotlin daemon tries to inherit the heap size (`-Xmx`) of the launching JVM process.
+
+To configure specific memory limits, like `-Xmx` and `-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize`, use the following property:
+
+<tabs group="build-system">
+<tab title="Gradle" group-key="gradle">
+
+```kotlin
+kotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Xmx1500m
+```
+
+For more information, see [`kotlin.daemon.jvmargs` property](gradle-compilation-and-caches.md#kotlin-daemon-jvmargs-property).
+
+</tab>
+<tab title="Maven" group-key="maven">
+
+```xml
+<kotlin.compiler.daemon.jvmArgs>-Xmx1500m</kotlin.compiler.daemon.jvmArgs>
+```
+
+</tab>
+</tabs>
+
+### Lifetime
+
+There are two common lifetime strategies for the Kotlin daemon:
+
+* **Attached daemon**: Shut down the daemon shortly after the client process shuts down or the daemon hasn't been used for a while. Use when the client is long-running. 
+* **Detached daemon**: Keep the daemon alive longer to await potential follow-up requests. Use when the client is short-lived. 
+
+To configure the lifetime strategy, you can use the following options:
+
+| Option                      | Description                                                                                        | Default value |
+|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
+| `autoshutdownIdleSeconds`   | How long the daemon should stay alive after the last compilation when a client is still connected. | 2 hours       |
+| `autoshutdownUnusedSeconds` | How long a newly started daemon waits for a first client before shutting down if unused.           | 1 minute      |
+| `shutdownDelayMilliseconds` | How long the daemon waits to shut down after all clients disconnect.                               | 1 second      |
+
+To configure an attached daemon lifetime strategy, set `autoshutdownIdleSeconds` to a **high** value and `shutdownDelayMilliseconds` to a **low** value.
+
+<tabs group="build-system">
+<tab title="Gradle" group-key="gradle">
+
+Add the following to your `gradle.properties` file:
+
+```none
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=autoshutdownIdleSeconds=7200,shutdownDelayMilliseconds=1000
+```
+
+</tab>
+<tab title="Maven" group-key="maven">
+
+Use the following command:
+
+```bash
+ mvn package -Dkotlin.daemon.options=autoshutdownIdleSeconds=7200,shutdownDelayMilliseconds=1000
+```
+
+</tab>
+</tabs>
+
+To configure a detached daemon lifetime strategy, set `shutdownDelayMilliseconds` to a **high** value.
+
+<tabs group="build-system">
+<tab title="Gradle" group-key="gradle">
+
+Add the following to your `gradle.properties` file:
+
+```none
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=shutdownDelayMilliseconds=7200
+```
+
+</tab>
+<tab title="Maven" group-key="maven">
+
+Add the following property to your `pom.xml` file:
+
+```xml
+<kotlin.compiler.daemon.shutdownDelayMs>7200</kotlin.compiler.daemon.shutdownDelayMs>
+```
+
+</tab>
+</tabs>