daemontools
For the Windows disk image emulator software, see Daemon Tools.
| Original author(s) | Daniel J. Bernstein |
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| Stable release | 0.76 / July 12, 2001[1] |
| Development status | Inactive |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux,[2] BSD, Unix |
| Type | Init daemon |
| License | Public domain software[3] |
daemontools is the "seminal process supervision toolkit"[4] written by Daniel J. Bernstein as an improvement to the inittab, /etc/ttys, init.d or rc.local alternatives, providing all of the following features.
- Easy service installation and removal
- Easy first-time service startup
- Reliable restarts
- Easy, reliable signalling
- Clean process state
- Portability
Due to lack of ongoing maintenance for daemontools, newer tools such as runit have subsequently been preferred by some.[4]
References
- ↑ Bernstein, Daniel (2001-07-12). "How to install daemontools". cr.yp.to. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Tech Tip: Run services in Linux using daemontools". [techrepublic.com. [TechRepublic]]. 2004-08-12. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ Bernstein, Daniel. "Frequently asked questions from distributors". cr.yp.to. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Purcell, Steve (2007-11-11). "Init Scripts Considered Harmful". sanityinc.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
External links
- Official daemontools website, maintained by the author
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