strongloopstrong-service-install
Create/install system service for a given app.
Currently only supports Upstart (strong-service-upstart) and systemd (strong-service-systemd).
Installation
npm install strong-service-install
Usage
var installer = require('strong-service-install');
var opts = {
name: 'my-app',
author: require('package.json').author,
user: process.env.USER,
command: 'my-app --with args --that work',
cwd: process.env.HOME,
};
installer(opts, function(err, result) {
if (err) {
console.error('Failed to install "my-app" service:', err.message);
process.exit(1);
} else {
console.log('Successfully installed "my-app" service:', result);
process.exit(0);
}
});CLI
There is a minimal CLI that exposes the API options as arguments:
usage: sl-svc-install [options] -- <app and args>
Options:
-h,--help Print this message and exit.
--name NAME Name to use for service (default derived from app)
--user USER User to run service as.
--group GROUP Group to run service as.
--jobFile PATH Upstart file to create (default /etc/init/<name>.conf)
--cwd PATH Directory to run the service from.
--upstart [VER] Generate Upstart job for VER: 0.6 or 1.4 (default)
--systemd Generate systemd service