Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@natewalck
Created August 1, 2013 02:43
Show Gist options
  • Save natewalck/6128023 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save natewalck/6128023 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
PlexConnet init.d for ubuntu
#!/bin/bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: plexconnect
# Required-Start: plexmediaserver networking
# Required-Stop: plexmediaserver networking
# Default-Start: 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: This is the Plex Connect daemon
# Description: This script starts the Plex Connect
# Python scripts in a detached screen.
### END INIT INFO
# Using the lsb functions to perform the operations.
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
# Process name ( For display )
NAME=PlexConnect
# Daemon name, where is the actual executable
DAEMON="/usr/bin/screen"
DAEMON_OPTS="-S PlexConnect -d -m /usr/local/lib/plexconnect/PlexConnect.py"
DAEMON_USER="root"
# pid file for the daemon
PIDFILE=/var/run/PlexConnect.pid
# If the daemon is not there, then exit.
test -x "$DAEMON" || exit 5
case $1 in
start)
# Checked the PID file exists and check the actual status of process
if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE "$DAEMON $DAEMON_OPTS" "$NAME process" && status="0" || status="$?"
# If the status is SUCCESS then don't need to start again.
if [ $? = "0" ]; then
log_success_msg "Starting the process $NAME"
exit # Exit
fi
fi
# Start the daemon.
# Start the daemon with the help of start-stop-daemon
# Log the message appropriately
if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE --startas $DAEMON -p $PIDFILE -- ${DAEMON_OPTS}; then
while read line ; do [[ $line =~ ([0-9]*).PlexConnect ]] && echo ${BASH_REMATCH[1]} ; done < <(screen -ls) > $PIDFILE
log_success_msg "Starting the process $NAME"
else
log_failure_msg "Starting the process $NAME"
fi
;;
stop)
# Stop the daemon.
if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE "$DAEMON DAEMON_OPTS" "Stoppping the $NAME process" && status="0" || status="$?"
if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE
/bin/rm -rf $PIDFILE
log_success_msg ""Stopping the $NAME process""
fi
else
log_failure_msg "$NAME process is not running"
fi
;;
restart)
# Restart the daemon.
$0 stop && sleep 2 && $0 start
;;
status)
# Check the status of the process.
if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE "$DAEMON $DAEMON_OPTS" "$NAME process" && exit 0 || exit $?
log_success_msg "$NAME process is running"
else
log_failure_msg "$NAME process is not running"
fi
;;
reload)
$0 restart
;;
*)
# For invalid arguments, print the usage message.
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
exit 2
;;
esac
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment