Setting up Selenium as a Service in OS X

installHub.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

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

if [ ! -f /usr/local/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar ]; then
    sudo curl -o /usr/local/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar https://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/3.11/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar
fi


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

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

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

installNode.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

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

if [ ! -f /usr/local/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar ]; then
    sudo curl -o /usr/local/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar https://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/3.11/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar
fi

if [ ! -f /usr/local/selenium/chromedriver ]; then
    sudo curl -o /usr/local/selenium/chromedriver_mac64.zip https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/2.38/chromedriver_mac64.zip
    sudo unzip /usr/local/selenium/chromedriver_mac64.zip
    sudo rm /usr/local/selenium/chromedriver_mac64.zip
fi

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

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

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

manual.sh

java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver="/usr/local/selenium/chromedriver" -jar /usr/local/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar -port 5555 -role node -hub http://{ip}:4444/grid/register -browser "browserName=chrome, maxInstances=8"

seleniumHub.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/local/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar</string>
		<string>-port</string>
		<string>4444</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>

seleniumNode.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/local/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-3.11.0.jar</string>
		<string>-Dwebdriver.chrome.driver</string>
		<string>/usr/local/selenium/chromedriver</string>
		<string>-role</string>
		<string>node</string>    
    		<string>-port</string>
		<string>5555</string>
		<string>-browser</string>
		<string>"browserName=chrome,maxInstances=8"</string>
		<string>-hub</string>
		<string>http://{hubip}:4444/grid/register</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>