Linux startup script
Create script in /etc/init.d
The following is an example based on starting up the no-ip service [/usr/local/bin/noip], but change the name of the script and the command to start and stop it and it would work for any command.
#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/noip### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: noip
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Simple script to start a program at boot
# Description: A simple script from www.stuffaboutcode.comwhich will start / stop a program a boot / shutdown.
### END INIT INFO
# If you want a command to always run, put it here
# Carry out specific functions when asked to by the system
case "$1" in
start)
echo "Starting noip"
# run application you want to start
/usr/local/bin/noip2
;;
stop)
echo "Stopping noip"
# kill application you want to stop
killall noip2
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/noip {start|stop}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
Warning – its important you test your script first and make sure it doesn’t need a user to provide a response, press “y” or similar, because you may find it hangs the raspberry pi on boot waiting for a user (who’s not there) to do something!
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/NameOfYourScript
Test starting the program
sudo /etc/init.d/NameOfYourScript start
Test stopping the program
sudo /etc/init.d/NameOfYourScript stop
Register script to be run at start-up
To register your script to be run at start-up and shutdown, run the following command:
sudo update-rc.d NameOfYourScript defaults
Note – The header at the start is to make the script LSB compliant and provides details about the start up script and you should only need to change the name. If you want to know more about creating LSB scripts for managing services, see http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts
If you ever want to remove the script from start-up, run the following command: