How to run as daemon?

[viniciusbo]

I've tried to use https://github.com/terminalcloud/terminal-tools/blob/master/daemonize.sh script but this message is getting me stuck: Failed to start verdaccio.service: Unit verdaccio.service failed to load: No such file or directory.. I'm going to try daemonize (I mean this one http://software.clapper.org/daemonize/) as well.

So I was wondering how you guys daemonize Verdaccio process.

[viniciusbo]

The best solution I found so far is to daemonize it using PM2.

pm2 start /usr/local/lib/node_modules/verdaccio/bin/verdaccio -- -l host:port

[jachstet-sea]

I prefer "screen" for that purpose. It allows you to interactively start commands, then detach, logout and re-attach to that shell later if needed.

[030]

What about a systemd script?

[viniciusbo]

@030 nice!

[030]

What about deploying this file as /etc/systemd/system/verdaccio.service when npm install -g verdaccio is run so it is possible to start it as a service?

[jachstet-sea]

I oppose automatically creating a file below the /etc directory for one reason: Software installed using package managers (and I see npm as one) should be cleanly and completely removed when uninstalled using that package manager. If a file is copied to /etc using a hook (or did you think of another way?), you also need a hook that removes that file again when uninstalling.

[viniciusbo]

@jachstet-sea made a good point.

I think it should be optional also because people may prefer other daemon solutions. Altough most server's OSs use systemd by default, personally I prefer OpenRC (at my local machine).

[030]

We could deploy it using ansible for example

[juanpicado]

I think I can close this one, systemd patch has been already merged and pm2 is also a good solution.

[juanpicado]

fixed on #89