Daemontools Explained

daemontools is a process supervision toolkit written by Daniel J. Bernstein as an alternative to other system initialization and process supervision tools, such as Init.

Some of the features of daemontools are:

• Easy service installation and removal
• Easy first-time service startup
• Reliable restarts
• Easy, reliable signalling
• Clean process state
• Portability

Similar applications are runit, s6,^[4] and daemontools-encore.^[5]

External links

• Official daemontools website, maintained by the author

Notes and References

1. Web site: How to install daemontools . Bernstein . Daniel . 2001-07-12 . cr.yp.to . 2013-12-12.
2. Web site: Tech Tip: Run services in Linux using daemontools . . 2004-08-12 . techrepublic.com . . 12 December 2013.
3. Web site: Frequently asked questions from distributors . Bernstein . Daniel . cr.yp.to . 12 December 2013.
4. https://www.skarnet.org/software/s6/overview.html An overview of s6
5. https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Daemontools-encore daemontools-encore