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Btcnode-metrics as a SystemD service

Prerequisites

  • Sudo privilege
  • Current dir is the root of this project, i.e., btcnode-metrics.

Initialization

Follow these steps to initialize the host before the first time running the service.

  • Make the helper scripts executable

    chmod +x ./linux/*.sh

  • Use the create-user_btcnode_metrics.sh script to:

    • Create a user & a group named btcnode_metrics for the service.
    • Create a config dir in btcnode_metrics home dir for the btcnode-metrics config file.

    sudo cp ./linux/create-user_btcnode_metrics.sh

  • Copy service file

    sudo cp ./linux/etc/systemd/system/btcnode-metrics.service /etc/systemd/system/

  • Set the service to start on boot

    sudo systemctl enable btcnode-metrics

Updating

Follow these instructions for updating the btcnode-metrics application or its config file.

Updating the btcnode-metrics app

  • Install the latest version

    cargo install btcnode-metrics --force

  • Copy the app to the shared location

    sudo cp $HOME/.cargo/bin/btcnode-metrics /usr/local/bin

Updating the btcnode-metrics config

sudo cp ./config.local.toml /home/btcnode_metrics/.config/btcnode-metrics/ sudo chown btcnode_metrics:btcnode_metrics /home/btcnode_metrics/.config/btcnode-metrics/config.local.toml