Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew

Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew Gabe Berke-Williams January 21, 2014 osx I love Homebrew , but sometimes it really gets me down, you know? Especially when I have to deal with launchctl . launchctl loads and unloads services that start at login. In OS X, these services are represented by files ending with .plist (which stands for "property list"). These plists are usually stored in either ~/Library/LaunchAgents or /Library/LaunchAgents . You load them (i.e. tell them to start at login) with launchctl load $PATH_TO_LIST and unload them with launchctl unload $PATH_TO_LIST . Loading a plist tells the program it represents (e.g. redis ) to start at login, while unloading it tells the program not to start at login. This post-install message from Homebrew may look familiar: To have launchd start mysql at login: ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mysql/*.plist ~/Librar...

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@ayrtonbe » 06 Feb '14, 2pm
brew services start nginx [link]
@cipher » 02 Feb '14, 12pm
RT @fredwu: Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew [link] via @thoughtbot
@kayue » 02 Feb '14, 12pm
RT @ihower: 學了一招 Homebrew 的隱藏指令 brew services # from [link]
@ihower » 02 Feb '14, 12pm
學了一招 Homebrew 的隱藏指令 brew services # from [link]
@sterlingcobb » 31 Jan '14, 1am
Very good article on starting/stoping MacOSX services with homebrew [link]
@brettchalupa » 30 Jan '14, 1pm
Did you know that you can manage services with Homebrew? e.g. brew services restart postgres [link]
@GLindqvist » 29 Jan '14, 8pm
This is brilliant! Thanks @thoughtbot for showing me Homebrew service! [link] #mac #homebrew
@IbeVanmeenen » 29 Jan '14, 1pm
RT @r0derik: Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew: brew services stop mysql #protip [link]
@r0derik » 29 Jan '14, 1pm
Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew: brew services stop mysql #protip [link]
@chris_saunders » 29 Jan '14, 2am
RT @juliehache: Happy to discover that `brew services` is a thing [link]
@juliehache » 29 Jan '14, 2am
Happy to discover that `brew services` is a thing [link]
@t4ku » 27 Jan '14, 7am
brew servicesコマンドなんてあるのね。brew services start mysqlでサービス起動できた/Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew [link]
@CharlesJHardy » 26 Jan '14, 11am
RT @ChuckJHardy: Homebrew Services. Had no idea. [link]
@teddyzetterlund » 26 Jan '14, 7am
I had no idea about this. “Starting and stopping background services with Homebrew” [link]
@jalateras » 25 Jan '14, 10pm
Things you may have not know about #brew. #macos [link]
@en30Y » 25 Jan '14, 3pm
brew servicesとか知らんかった…default gemsからlunchyが消えるわ。これは全homebrew入門記事に追加されて欲しい。 [link]
@iainbeeston » 25 Jan '14, 8am
Homebrew has a built-in command for starting and stopping services (via @thoughtbot) [link]
@Liebach » 24 Jan '14, 9pm
Homebrew, Mac & launchctl(1). [link]
@SmileyKeith » 24 Jan '14, 7pm
@calebd related [link]
@bmalum_ » 24 Jan '14, 3pm
Check out "Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew" [link] (via @pocket)
@sanemat » 24 Jan '14, 9am
RT @idesaku: brew install/upgrade するたびにいちいちlaunchctlコマンドをコピペする必要なかったのか。 [link]
@takkanm » 24 Jan '14, 9am
brew service べんりじゃん… [link]
@idesaku » 24 Jan '14, 9am
brew install/upgrade するたびにいちいちlaunchctlコマンドをコピペする必要なかったのか。 [link]
@takiuchi » 24 Jan '14, 3am
おおお、そんな機能が！ RT @miyucy: @takiuchi これとかどうでしょうか [link]
@miyucy » 24 Jan '14, 3am
@takiuchi これとかどうでしょうか [link]
@tadas_t » 23 Jan '14, 11pm
This is a hidden gem: use homebrew to stop and start services [link]
@HornedKavu » 23 Jan '14, 2pm
RT @rwz: Shit you probably didn't know #homebrew can do: [link]
@rwz » 23 Jan '14, 2pm
Shit you probably didn't know #homebrew can do: [link]
@awws » 23 Jan '14, 2pm
How did I not know that homebrew had a service starter? Noice! [link]
@bartocc » 23 Jan '14, 9am
my command of the day : `brew services list` and `brew services start …` good by launchctl ;-) [link]
@brconstable » 23 Jan '14, 9am
Start and stop services with Homebrew - no messing around with `launchctl` needed! [link]
@priyaaank » 23 Jan '14, 2am
RT @rajatvig: Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew [link] via @Digg
@gunpowderlabs » 22 Jan '14, 10pm
If you use Homebrew, read "Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew" [link]
@luxerama » 22 Jan '14, 9pm
#kachow [link]
@KevinSalter » 22 Jan '14, 9pm
RT @nicksergeant: `brew services …` [link]
@nicksergeant » 22 Jan '14, 8pm
`brew services …` [link]
@mrbase » 22 Jan '14, 8pm
did not know that [link] #usefull #homebrew #win
@jpmens » 22 Jan '14, 7pm
RT @jedisct1: $ brew services and $ brew beer > 2 super useful Homebrew commands I just learned about [link]
@jedisct1 » 22 Jan '14, 7pm
$ brew services and $ brew beer > 2 super useful Homebrew commands I just learned about [link]
@smithclay » 22 Jan '14, 5pm
Make-development-easier-tech-tip-of-the-day: use homebrew services. [link] (via @thoughtbot)
@jedisct1 » 22 Jan '14, 5pm
RT @travisci: Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew: [link]
@rajatvig » 22 Jan '14, 5pm
Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew [link] via @Digg
@christopherhein » 22 Jan '14, 4pm
“@thoughtbot: never type `launchctl load` [link]” — add to your procfiles and brewfiles! Continuous great stuff @thoughtbot
@knweiss » 22 Jan '14, 3pm
RT @pfleidi: Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew [link] via @instapaper
@undecisive » 22 Jan '14, 2pm
RT @alkesh: Homebrew services! How did I not know about this before? [link] #osx
@railsbros_dirk » 22 Jan '14, 1pm
Neat! “@mrreynolds: Nice, didn’t know about brew services: „Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew“ [link]”
@marcuspoehls » 22 Jan '14, 1pm
Using Homebrew? Read this cool shit! Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew [link]
@phpGargoyle » 22 Jan '14, 11am
“@kbaribeau: Well shit. Now `brew services` might be my new favourite thing: [link]” - And mine now! :-)
@AhmedElGabri » 12 Feb '14, 7am
Starting and Stopping Background Services with Homebrew [link]
@jofr » 11 Feb '14, 3pm
Background Services with Homebrew from @thoughtbot [link] better than lunchy from @mperham ?