[TriLUG] Repeat of my Runit Init Presentation

[Alan Porter via TriLUG]

We use runit as PID #1 on most docker containers, because it sure is 
helpful to be able to shell in and restart a service without killing a 
kubernetes pod.  This makes it super easy to test things out without 
shooting yourself in the head for every test iteration.

My main gripe with runit is the naming.  I wish they had called their 
management command "runit" instead of "sv", and stored their configs in 
/etc/runit rather than in /etc/service... or is it /etc/services... I 
have to look every time.

I think it's pretentious for a piece of software to claim a very basic 
name that could really apply to anything... like how ImageMagick breaks 
out all of their conversions into basic-named commands like "convert".  
I prefer the "git" model, using either "git verb" or "git-verb".  <end 
of rant>

Thanks for sharing the runit goodness, Steve.

Alan



On 2021-07-25 01:13, Steve Litt via TriLUG wrote:
> No archive, but the course materials are here:
>
> http://troubleshooters.com/linux/presentations/oclug_runit/
>
> Perhaps, if  it would be popular for me to do so, I could give the 
> same
> presentation for TriLUG.
>
> SteveT