What is the reason for performing a double fork when creating a daemon?
I’m trying to create a daemon in python. I’ve found the following question, which has some good resources in it which I am … Read more
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How do I run a Node.js application as its own process?
What is the best way to deploy Node.js? I have a Dreamhost VPS (that’s what they call a VM), and I have been … Read more
Docker command can’t connect to Docker daemon
I want to make a move to Docker, so I’ve just started to mess around with it. I’ve installed Docker on a VirtualBox … Read more
How do you create a daemon in Python?
Searching on Google reveals x2 code snippets. The first result is to this code recipe which has a lot of documentation and explanation, … Read more
Daemon Threads Explanation
In the Python documentation it says: A thread can be flagged as a “daemon thread”. The significance of this flag is that the … Read more
How to process SIGTERM signal gracefully?
Let’s assume we have such a trivial daemon written in python: def mainloop(): while True: # 1. do # 2. some # 3. … Read more
A cron job for rails: best practices?
What’s the best way to run scheduled tasks in a Rails environment? Script/runner? Rake? I would like to run the task every few … Read more
How to start a background process in Python?
I’m trying to port a shell script to the much more readable python version. The original shell script starts several processes (utilities, monitors, … Read more
How do I run a node.js app as a background service?
Since this post has gotten a lot of attention over the years, I’ve listed the top solutions per platform at the bottom of … Read more