Setting up Selenium as a Service in OS X

install.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if [ ! -d /usr/lib/selenium/ ]; then
    sudo mkdir /usr/lib/selenium/
fi

if [ ! -f /usr/lib/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-2.41.0.jar ]; then
    sudo curl -o /usr/lib/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-2.41.0.jar http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/2.41/selenium-server-standalone-2.41.0.jar
fi


if [ ! -d /usr/lib/selenium/ ]; then
    sudo mkdir -p /var/log/selenium/
fi

sudo chmod a+w /var/log/selenium/

cp $PWD/selenium.plist  ~/Library/LaunchAgents/selenium.plist
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/selenium.plist
launchctl start selenium

selenium.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>Label</key>
	<string>selenium</string>
	<key>OnDemand</key>
	<true/>
	<key>ProgramArguments</key>
	<array>
		<string>/usr/bin/java</string>
		<string>-jar</string>
		<string>/usr/lib/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-2.41.0.jar</string>
		<string>-port</string>
		<string>4443</string>
	</array>
	<key>ServiceDescription</key>
	<string>Selenium Server</string>
	<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
	<string>/var/log/selenium/selenium-error.log</string>
	<key>StandardOutPath</key>
	<string>/var/log/selenium/selenium-output.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>