Teronos / tools_for_server

tools_for_server

That program creates as demon-process for linux, which look at directories and removed olds files.

Nota bene: Default settings script you can find in src/basic_struct.py

About parameters

The settings for the script should be located in the root folder of the project in the file ./preference.json and looks like this:

{
  "LIST_OF_PATH": ["./dir_1", "./dir_2"],
  "FREQUENCY_RUN": {
    "seconds": 0,
    "minutes": 0,
    "hours": 0,
    "days": 0,
    "weeks": 2,
    "months": 0,
    "years": 0
  },
  "LIFE_TIME": {
    "seconds": 0,
    "minutes": 0,
    "hours": 0,
    "days": 5,
    "weeks": 0,
    "months": 1,
    "years": 0
  }
}

LIST_OF_PATH: list of paths to all directories to tracking the status of files.

FREQUENCY_RUN: frequency of script running.

LIFE_TIME: amount time after which files are deleted from directories.

#Pre-setup

if pipenv is not installed, then you need to run the command

pip install pipenv

Setup

Run the next commands in terminal

cd /opt/ && git clone https://github.com/Teronos/tools_for_server.git
cd tools_for_server && pipenv sync

Then create ./preference.json so example in About parameters.

Now you have to create a configuration file for systemd.service

sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/deliter.service

and use next configuration

[Unit]
Description=demon deliter setvice

[Service]
Type=idle
Restart=on-failure
User=root
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'cd /opt/tools_for_server/ && pipenv run python main.py'

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

and running command

sudo chmod 644 /lib/systemd/system/deliter.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable deliter.service

In conclusion, now you're using script as systemd.service.