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daemontools

Original author(s)	Daniel J. Bernstein
Stable release	0.76 / July 12, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07-12)
Written in	C
Operating system	Linux, BSD, Unix
Type	Init daemon
License	Public domain software
Website	cr.yp.to/daemontools.html

daemontools is a process supervision toolkit written by Daniel J. Bernstein as an alternative to other system initialization and process supervision tools, such as Init.

Some of the features of daemontools are:

• Easy service installation and removal
• Easy first-time service startup
• Reliable restarts
• Easy, reliable signalling
• Clean process state
• Portability

Similar applications are runit, s6, and daemontools-encore.

References

1. Bernstein, Daniel (2001-07-12). "How to install daemontools". cr.yp.to. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
2. "Tech Tip: Run services in Linux using daemontools". techrepublic.com. TechRepublic. 2004-08-12. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
3. Bernstein, Daniel. "Frequently asked questions from distributors". cr.yp.to. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
4. An overview of s6
5. daemontools-encore

External links

• Official daemontools website, maintained by the author

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