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Tzury Bar Yochay
Asked: 2010-12-30 03:01:53 +0800 CST

Is init.d "safe" enough to use or should i use `runit` or `daemontools` on a server

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I am looking to deploy my application on a server on which I would have no access in the future. I would like to have an indication of start-up errors generated by my program in particular and the system in general.

I have never used any of those supervision tools and wonder what added value those would bring in?

Is relying on the Debian/Ubuntu built-in init scheme not a good idea?

upstart startup services init.d runit

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  1. If you will have no access to the server in the future, there should be someone else that is able to monitor the application and the server. No automated solution can solve all possible issues.

    However, solutions such as Monit can help a lot in some cases, by automatically restarting your application if for example it crashed or is using too much memory.

    If your application is very simple and stable, a simple init.d or upstart script to start it on server startup can work.

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