Nginx HTTP Server, Third Edition

Adding Nginx as a system service

In this section, we will create a script that will transform the Nginx daemon into an actual system service. This will result mainly in two outcomes: the daemon will be controllable using standard commands, and more importantly, it will be launched automatically on system startup and stopped on system shutdown.

System V scripts

Most Linux-based operating systems to date use a System-V style init daemon. In other words, their startup process is managed by a daemon called init, which functions in a way that is inherited from the old System V Unix-based operating system.

This daemon functions on the principle of runlevels, which represent the state of the computer. Here is a table representing the various runlevels and ...