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Run a Bash script if not Running

I have bash script sitting on linux device in the field. I want this script to be running 24/7. There are sometime just bad instances when my script would break because of reason not in my control. So, in that case I want this script to restart whenever it dies.

Any ideas or example code to get me going?

Solution

  • Your goal is exactly the function of a service manager, and systemd is the one that comes with Raspbian. You can create a systemd service for your script, set its restart mode to always (can only be stopped manually) or on-failure (restart when exits with failure).

    You can create /etc/systemd/system/my-script.service with the following content:

    [Unit]
Description=My Script

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/bin/bash /path/to/script.sh
#WorkingDirectory=somewhere if you need
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=2

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

    You then run systemctl daemon-reload and systemctl start my-script.

    If you need more customization, you can look up the manual page near Restart=.