Start the stack automatically on boot

NOTE: You will need root account privileges to perform the steps below.

To make the Bitnami stack servers start automatically at boot time, install the ctlscript.sh script as a service. Follow the steps below, replacing the APPNAME placeholder in all the commands that follow with the actual application name.

Debian-like Distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, …)

• If the stack was installed as the root user, copy the installdir/ctlscript.sh script to the /etc/init.d directory. It’s advisable to rename this script to something more specific, such as bitname-APPNAME. Use the following command:

  $ sudo cp installdir/ctlscript.sh /etc/init.d/bitnami-APPNAME
  

  If the stack was installed as a different user, create the script below at /etc/init.d/bitnami-APPNAME, replacing USERNAME with the name of the user account that the stack was installed under:

  #!/bin/bash
  su USERNAME -c "installdir/ctlscript.sh $@"
  

  Then, make the script executable:

  $ sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/bitnami-APPNAME
  

• Add or modify the following lines at the beginning of the /etc/init.d/bitnami-APPNAME script. Remember to update the Provides line to reflect the actual name of the script.

  ### BEGIN INIT INFO
  # Provides:          bitnami-APPNAME
  # Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
  # Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
  # Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
  # Default-Stop:      0 1 6
  # Short-Description: Start daemon at boot time
  # Description:       Enable services provided by daemon.
  ### END INIT INFO
  

• Add the script to the default runlevels and enable it, following the example below:

  $ sudo update-rc.d -f bitnami-APPNAME defaults
  $ sudo update-rc.d -f bitnami-APPNAME enable
  

Reboot your system and the servers should start automatically.

To revert the changes, use the commands below:

$ cd /etc/init.d
$ sudo update-rc.d -f bitnami-APPNAME remove

RedHat-like Distributions (Red Hat, Fedora Core, CentOS, Suse, …)

• If the stack was installed as the root user, copy the installdir/ctlscript.sh script to the /etc/init.d directory. It’s advisable to rename this script to something more specific, such as bitname-APPNAME. Use the following command:

  $ sudo cp installdir/ctlscript.sh /etc/init.d/bitnami-APPNAME
  

  If the stack was installed as a different user, create the script below at /etc/init.d/bitnami-APPNAME, replacing USERNAME with the name of the user account that the stack was installed under:

  #!/bin/bash
  su USERNAME -c "installdir/ctlscript.sh $@"
  

• Add or modify the following lines at the beginning of the /etc/init.d/bitnami-APPNAME script.

  #!/bin/sh
  #
  # chkconfig: 2345 80 30
  # description: Bitnami services
  

  This will execute the script in runlevels 2, 3, 4 and 5, with priority 80 to start and 30 to stop.

• Install the script as a service.

  $ sudo chkconfig --add bitnami-APPNAME
  

Reboot your system and the servers should start automatically.

To revert the changes, use the command below:

$ sudo chkconfig --del bitnami-APPNAME