For the Windows disk image emulator software, see Daemon Tools.
daemontools
Original author(s)
Daniel J. Bernstein
Stable release
0.76
/ July 12, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-07-12)[1]
Written in
C
Operating system
Linux,[2] BSD, Unix
Type
Init daemon
License
Public domain software[3]
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,[4] and daemontools-encore.[5]
Free and open-source software portal
^Bernstein, Daniel (2001-07-12). "How to install daemontools". cr.yp.to. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
^"Tech Tip: Run services in Linux using daemontools". techrepublic.com. TechRepublic. 2004-08-12. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
^Bernstein, Daniel. "Frequently asked questions from distributors". cr.yp.to. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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