Script for testing if BLOCd daemon is running. If it's not running, it will start the BLOCd daemon.
Idea taken from https://superuser.com/a/685444/124884
The script needs to be put as a cronjob that runs every minute.
cd ~
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/furiousteam/BLOC-forever/master/bloc-forever.sh
chmod +x BLOCd-forever.sh
then
If the default editor for crontab is vim (and you don't like it, like me), you can change it by running
select-editor
and select nano (first choice),
then edit the cronjob by running
sudo crontab -e
append in the editor
* * * * * /root/BLOCd-forever.sh > /dev/null 2>/dev/null
Exit the editor press CTRL+X, then Y, then press ENTER. The output should be "crontab: installing new crontab", meaning it's a success.
The script will automatically start BLOCd daemon. So, you don't have to manually run ./BLOCd in command line.
Because the ./BLOCd daemon now runs in the background, you will not be able to see the logs directly. You can check the logs live by typing the following in command line:
tail -f -n 50 /root/BLOC/BLOCd.log
"-n 50" means that it will also show the last 50 lines in the log file.
You can stop the script from running automatically by disabling the cronjob.
sudo crontab -e
and put a # in from of the command (that was insert as in SETUP section) or delete that line completely.
After this, you will need to stop ./BLOCd daemon
pkill BLOCd
If this is your first time hearing about BLOC, we recommend starting by visiting the official BLOC.MONEY website and/or the BLOC Wiki
