termux-services

termux-services contains a set of scripts for controlling services. Instead of putting commands in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile, they can be started and stopped with termux-services.

Supported services

Package	Daemon	Port	Description
apache2	httpd	8080	Apache Web Server HTTP Web Server
at	atd		AT and batch delayed command scheduling utility and daemon at
bitcoin	bitcoind		Bitcoin Core
busybox	telnetd	8023	Remote terminal service Telnet
busybox	ftpd	8021	FTP (File Transfer Protocol) FTP
cronie	crond		Daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times cron
emacs	emacsd		Extensible, customizable text editor-and more EMACS
ipfs	ipfs		A peer-to-peer hypermedia distribution protocol IPFS
libmosquitto	mosquitto	1883	MQTT is a lightweight, publish-subscribe network protocol MQTT
lighttpd	lighttpd	8080	Lighttpd Small webserver HTTP Web Server
lnd	lnd		Lightning Network Daemon
mariadb	mysqld	3306	MariaDB Community-developed fork of the MySQL from its original authors
mpd	mpd		Music Player Daemon (MPD)
mpdscribble	mpdscribble		MPD client which submits tracks being played
nginx	nginx	8080	NGINX Web server HTTP Web Server
openssh	sshd	8022	OpenSSH SSH
postgresql	postgres	5432	PostgreSQL database PostgreSQL
privoxy	privoxy		Privoxy is non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities HTTP Proxy
tor	tor		The Onion Router anonymizing overlay network Tor
transmission	transmission		BitTorrent client BitTorrent

To install termux-services, run

pkg install termux-services

and then restart termux so that the service-daemon is started.

To then enable and run a service, run

sv-enable <service>

If you only want to run it once, run

sv up <service>

To later stop a service, run:

sv down <service>

Or to disable it

sv-disable <service>

A service is disabled if `$PREFIX/var/service/<service>/down` exists, so the `sv-enable` and `sv-disable` scripts touches, or removes, this file.

termux-services uses the programs from runit to control the services. A bunch of example scripts are available from the same site. If you find a script you want to use, or if you write your own, you can use set it up by running:

mkdir -p $PREFIX/var/service/<PKG>/log
ln -sf $PREFIX/share/termux-services/svlogger $PREFIX/var/service/<PKG>/log/run

and then put your run script for the package at $PREFIX/var/service/<PKG>/run and make sure that it is runnable.

You can then run

sv up <PKG>

to start it.

Log files for services are situated in $PREFIX/var/log/sv/<PKG>/ with the active log file named "current".

Starting termux-services on boot

If you want your services to start on device boot, see the example in Termux:Boot