Thanks Reza I wil give it a crack. Much appreciated, Garyc
--- On Mon, 3/15/10, Reza Lotun <rlo...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Reza Lotun <rlo...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Twisted-Python] Creating a daemon from my application > To: "Twisted general discussion" <twisted-python@twistedmatrix.com> > Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 10:35 AM > Hi, > > > I want to create a twisted daemon from my application: > ... > > You want to use twistd. See > http://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/core/howto/basics.html#auto1 > > The process is roughly: > > 1) create a myapp.tac file which essentially loads in your > server and > wraps it in an application > 2) run something like: > $ twistd -r epoll -y > myapp.tac > which will daemonize your server (using the epoll reactor) > and write > its pid to twistd.pid > > A .tac file could look something like: > > from twisted.application import service, internet > from myapp import MyAppServer > > def get_service(): > """ Return a service suitable for creating an > application object. """ > site = MyAppServer() > port = 2000 > return internet.TCPServer(2000, site) > > application = service.Application('MyApplicationName') > # attach the service to its parent application > service = get_service() > service.setServiceParent(application) > > Also, keep in mind you might want to use twistd in > conjunction with a > process runner (http://dustin.github.com/2010/02/28/running-processes.html). > That is, if you're using something like Ubuntu, you > probably want to > run twistd using upstart. > > Hope this helps. > > Reza > > -- > Reza Lotun > mobile: +44 (0)7521 310 763 > email: rlo...@gmail.com > work: r...@tweetdeck.com > twitter: @rlotun > > _______________________________________________ > Twisted-Python mailing list > Twisted-Python@twistedmatrix.com > http://twistedmatrix.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twisted-python > _______________________________________________ Twisted-Python mailing list Twisted-Python@twistedmatrix.com http://twistedmatrix.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twisted-python
