The ginit service is the service manager for the Gecholog container. ginit monitors configuration files for changes, manages the start and restart of services and consolidates the Gecholog system log.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -a | alias, set the name of the service |
| -o | specify filepath to configuration file |
| --validate | print config validation info (accepts stdin) |
| --version | print version |
This is how to validate a new config file in the docker context
docker exec gecholog ./ginit -o app/conf/new_ginit_config.json --validate
Example of the configuration file for the ginit service can be found here.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| log_level | one of DEBUG INFO WARN ERROR |
| max_starts | max consecutive attempts to start child service (0 inf) |
| services | array with order child services are started |
| version | the config file conforms to this specification |
For each service
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| additional_arguments | optional arguments |
| file | child service executable filepath |
| healthy_output | text string in system log to match when healthy |
| config_command | flag for configuration file |
| configuration_file | filepath to configuration file |
| die_promise | kills ginit (and thus container) if unable to start |
| disable_config_file_monitoring | toggle of configuration file monitoring |
| name | child service name in system log |
| validate_command | command to check config file |