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Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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============================================================================== ==============================================================================
Finit — A fast plugin-based /sbin/init replacement with service monitoring Finit — A fast plugin-based /sbin/init with service monitoring
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Welcome to finit! Welcome to finit!
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finit_. The original was a reimplementation of the EeePC "fastinit" daemon finit_. The original was a reimplementation of the EeePC "fastinit" daemon
based on its system calls with gaps filled with frog DNA. based on its system calls with gaps filled with frog DNA.
Focus of this extended version is towards small embedded Linux systems and Focus of this extended version is on small embedded GNU/Linux systems and
headless miniature servers with a need for extremely fast boot. In such headless miniature servers with a need for extremely fast boot. In such
environments configurations rarely change and setup is rather static and environments configurations rarely change and setup is rather static and
straight forward. straight forward.
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Features Features
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Finit supports the following features: :Service monitoring:
Restarting a service when it exits
:Plugins:
Extend and modify finit behavior. See examples in plugins/ directory
- Service monitoring, restarting a service when it exits * Service callbacks — should the service run/restart/stop?
- Plugins, see example plugins/ directory. Plugins provide: * Hooks — hook into the boot at predefined points to extend finit
- Optional service callbacks, should the service run/restart/stop? * I/O — listen to external events and control finit behaviour/services
- Hooks, hook into the boot at predefined points to extend finit
- I/O, listen to external events and control finit behaviour/services
Most extensions and functionality not purely related to what an /sbin/init Most extensions and functionality not purely related to what an /sbin/init
needs to start a system from the original finit_ has been reactored into needs to start a system from the original finit_ has been reactored into
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Contrary to most script based init alternatives (SysV init_, upstart_, OpenRC_ Contrary to most script based init alternatives (SysV init_, upstart_, OpenRC_
and the likes) finit reads its configuration from /etc/finit.conf, see the and the likes) finit reads its configuration from /etc/finit.conf, see the
source code for available options, or the examples/ for a Debian 6.0 example source code for available options.
configuration.
Try out the examples/finit.conf for a Debian 6.0 example configuration
capable of service monitoring SSH, sysklogd, gdm and a console getty!
/etc/finit.d /etc/finit.d
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Contact Contact
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Finit is maintained collaborativly at htps://github.com/troglobit/finit — Finit is maintained collaborativly at https://github.com/troglobit/finit —
please file a bug report, clone it, or send pull requests for bug fixes and please file a bug report, clone it, or send pull requests for bug fixes and
proposed extensions, or become a co-maintainer by contacting the main author. proposed extensions, or become a co-maintainer by contacting the main author.
Regards Regards
/Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com> /Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
:: _finit: http://helllabs.org/finit/ .. _finit: http://helllabs.org/finit/
:: _init: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/sysvinit .. _init: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/sysvinit
:: _upstart: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ .. _upstart: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
:: _openrc: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/openrc/ .. _openrc: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/openrc/