supervisord

Start supervisord

$ supervisord

$ supervisord -c [/etc/supervisor/supervisord.conf]

$ supervisord -n

$ supervisord -e debug

$ supervisord -c [supervisord.conf] -t

supervisord [-c config] [-n] [-e level] [options]

supervisord is a process control daemon. It manages long-running processes and restarts them on failure.
Configuration defines processes. Program sections specify commands and settings.
Auto-restart ensures reliability. Crashed processes restart automatically.
Process groups organize related services. Start and stop together.
Logging captures stdout/stderr. Rotation configurable.
Event listeners enable custom actions. Respond to process events.

-c FILE

Configuration file.

Run in foreground.

Log level.

Test configuration.

Working directory.

Run as user.

Pidfile path.

Not a replacement for init systems. Single point of failure. Needs its own monitoring.

Supervisor was created by Chris McDonough (Agendaless Consulting). It provides simple process management for Python applications and beyond.

supervisorctl(1), systemd(1)