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Dereckson: /* FreeBSD rc */ Basic instructions

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FreeBSD rc: Basic instructions

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	== FreeBSD rc ==		== FreeBSD rc ==
			=== Structure of a rc configuration file ===
			Each service is configured in /etc/rc.conf.d/<service> file or by all the files in /etc/rc.conf.d/<service>/ directory.

			Those files follow [https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?rc.conf rc.conf syntax] and use:
			* <service>_enable="YES" to indicate auto start of the service
			* various <service>_<key>=<value> per service documentation

			To know all the available options for a service the best is to read the documentation at the top of every service, located in
			/usr/local/etc/rc.d for applications and /etc/rc.d for the base system.

	=== Template for operations repository ===		=== Template for operations repository ===
	If you need to add a rc service, we've a template for the file: follow [https://devcentral.nasqueron.org/D3571 D3571 instructions]		If you need to add a rc service, we've a template for the file: follow [https://devcentral.nasqueron.org/D3571 D3571 instructions]

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Dereckson: Cat, intro

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Cat, intro

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			Software running as daemons should be set as services to manage them at OS level a standard way.

	== Systemd, rc and runit ==		== Systemd, rc and runit ==

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	=== Template for operations repository ===		=== Template for operations repository ===
	If you need to add a rc service, we've a template for the file: follow [https://devcentral.nasqueron.org/D3571 D3571 instructions]		If you need to add a rc service, we've a template for the file: follow [https://devcentral.nasqueron.org/D3571 D3571 instructions]

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Dereckson: Created page with "== Systemd, rc and runit == Nasqueron infrastructure uses 3 services software: {| class="wikitable" |+ Service management |- ! OS !! Use case !! Software !! Commands |- | FreeBSD || Standard || rc || service |- | Linux || Standard || systemd || systemctl |- | Linux || Docker containers || runit || sv |} Note how systemd inverts the general order by putting the command before the service. == Systemd == === Se..."

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Created page with "== Systemd, rc and runit == Nasqueron infrastructure uses 3 services software: {| class="wikitable" |+ Service management |- ! OS !! Use case !! Software !! Commands |- | FreeBSD || Standard || rc || service <service> <command> |- | Linux || Standard || systemd || systemctl <command> <service> |- | Linux || Docker containers || runit || sv <service> <command> |} Note how systemd inverts the general order by putting the command before the service. == Systemd == === Se..."

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== Systemd, rc and runit ==

Nasqueron infrastructure uses 3 services software:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Service management
|-
! OS !! Use case !! Software !! Commands
|-
| FreeBSD || Standard || rc || service <service> <command>
|-
| Linux || Standard || systemd || systemctl <command> <service>
|-
| Linux || Docker containers || runit || sv <service> <command>
|}

Note how systemd inverts the general order by putting the command before the service.

== Systemd ==
=== Services ===
Search for .service file in operations repository for an idea.
It's well documented on ArchLinux wiki and freedesktop.org site.

References:
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.service.html
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd

=== Timers ===
* Generally better to use a systemd service and a systemd timer than a crontab entry on Linux
* Don't forget to start the timer, see [https://devcentral.nasqueron.org/D3674#57039 this comment on D3674] for a demonstration

=== Howto for operations repository ===
You can follow [https://www.dereckson.be/blog/2017/01/25/deploy-a-darkbot-or-a-simple-generic-service-with-saltstack-part-1/ this tutorial] to deploy a service on Nasqueron infrastructure, it covers the step from software deployment, configuration, user creation and a systemd service.

== FreeBSD rc ==
=== Template for operations repository ===
If you need to add a rc service, we've a template for the file: follow [https://devcentral.nasqueron.org/D3571 D3571 instructions]