diff --git a/patroni/daemon.py b/patroni/daemon.py
index 6bac504b..404e4061 100644
--- a/patroni/daemon.py
+++ b/patroni/daemon.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+"""Daemon processes abstraction module.
+
+This module implements abstraction classes and functions for creating and managing daemon processes in Patroni.
+Currently it is only used for the main "Thread" of ``patroni`` and ``patroni_raft_controller`` commands.
+"""
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import abc
@@ -6,11 +11,30 @@ import signal
 import sys
 
 from threading import Lock
+from typing import Any, Optional, Type
+
+from .config import Config
+from .validator import Schema
 
 
 class AbstractPatroniDaemon(abc.ABC):
+    """A Patroni daemon process.
 
-    def __init__(self, config):
+    .. note::
+
+        When inheriting from :class:`AbstractPatroniDaemon` you are expected to define the methods :func:`_run_cycle`
+        to determine what it should do in each execution cycle, and :func:`_shutdown` to determine what it should do
+        when shutting down.
+
+    :ivar logger: log handler used by this daemon.
+    :ivar config: configuration options for this daemon.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
+        """Set up signal handlers, logging handler and configuration.
+
+        :param config: configuration options for this daemon.
+        """
         from patroni.log import PatroniLogger
 
         self.setup_signal_handlers()
@@ -19,20 +43,44 @@ class AbstractPatroniDaemon(abc.ABC):
         self.config = config
         AbstractPatroniDaemon.reload_config(self, local=True)
 
-    def sighup_handler(self, *args):
+    def sighup_handler(self, *_: Any) -> None:
+        """Handle SIGHUP signals.
+
+        Flag the daemon as "SIGHUP received".
+        """
         self._received_sighup = True
 
-    def api_sigterm(self):
+    def api_sigterm(self) -> bool:
+        """Guarantee only a single SIGTERM is being processed.
+
+        Flag the daemon as "SIGTERM received" with a lock-based approach.
+
+        :returns: ``True`` if the daemon was flagged as "SIGTERM received".
+        """
+        ret = False
         with self._sigterm_lock:
             if not self._received_sigterm:
                 self._received_sigterm = True
-                return True
+                ret = True
+        return ret
 
-    def sigterm_handler(self, *args):
+    def sigterm_handler(self, *_: Any) -> None:
+        """Handle SIGTERM signals.
+
+        Terminate the daemon process through :func:`api_sigterm`.
+        """
         if self.api_sigterm():
             sys.exit()
 
-    def setup_signal_handlers(self):
+    def setup_signal_handlers(self) -> None:
+        """Set up daemon signal handlers.
+
+        Set up SIGHUP and SIGTERM signal handlers.
+
+        .. note::
+
+            SIGHUP is only handled in non-Windows environments.
+        """
         self._received_sighup = False
         self._sigterm_lock = Lock()
         self._received_sigterm = False
@@ -41,19 +89,34 @@ class AbstractPatroniDaemon(abc.ABC):
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.sigterm_handler)
 
     @property
-    def received_sigterm(self):
+    def received_sigterm(self) -> bool:
+        """If daemon was signaled with SIGTERM."""
         with self._sigterm_lock:
             return self._received_sigterm
 
-    def reload_config(self, sighup=False, local=False):
+    def reload_config(self, sighup: Optional[bool] = False, local: Optional[bool] = False) -> None:
+        """Reload configuration.
+
+        :param sighup: if it is related to a SIGHUP signal.
+                       The sighup parameter could be used in the method overridden in a child class.
+        :param local: will be ``True`` if there are changes in the local configuration file.
+        """
         if local:
             self.logger.reload_config(self.config.get('log', {}))
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def _run_cycle(self):
-        """_run_cycle"""
+    def _run_cycle(self) -> None:
+        """Define what the daemon should do in each execution cycle.
 
-    def run(self):
+        Keep being called in the daemon's main loop until the daemon is eventually terminated.
+        """
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        """Run the daemon process.
+
+        Start the logger thread and keep running execution cycles until a SIGTERM is eventually received. Also reload
+        configuration uppon receiving SIGHUP.
+        """
         self.logger.start()
         while not self.received_sigterm:
             if self._received_sighup:
@@ -63,17 +126,29 @@ class AbstractPatroniDaemon(abc.ABC):
             self._run_cycle()
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def _shutdown(self):
-        """_shutdown"""
+    def _shutdown(self) -> None:
+        """Define what the daemon should do when shutting down."""
 
-    def shutdown(self):
+    def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        """Shut the daemon down when a SIGTERM is received.
+
+        Shut down the daemon process and the logger thread.
+        """
         with self._sigterm_lock:
             self._received_sigterm = True
         self._shutdown()
         self.logger.shutdown()
 
 
-def abstract_main(cls, validator=None):
+def abstract_main(cls: Type[AbstractPatroniDaemon], validator: Optional[Schema] = None) -> None:
+    """Create the main entry point of a given daemon process.
+
+    Expose a basic argument parser, parse the command-line arguments, and run the given daemon process.
+
+    :param cls: a class that should inherit from :class:`AbstractPatroniDaemon`.
+    :param validator: used to validate the daemon configuration schema, if requested by the user through
+        ``--validate-config`` CLI option.
+    """
     import argparse
 
     from .config import Config, ConfigParseError