Supervisor Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   Dinit

    4 likes

   Service monitoring / "init" system.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Platforms

   • Linux

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   OpenRC

    8 likes

   OpenRC is a dependency-based init system that works with the system provided init program, normally /sbin/init. It is not a replacement for /sbin/init. OpenRC is 100% compatible with Gentoo init scripts, which means you can probably find one for the daemons you want to start in...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • BSD

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4. 

   

   systemd

    15 likes

   systemd is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system. It provides a system and service manager that runs as PID 1 and starts the rest of the system.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • Global

   

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5. R

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   runit

    9 likes

   runit is a cross-platform Unix init scheme with service supervision, a replacement for sysvinit, and other init schemes. It runs on GNU/Linux, *BSD, MacOSX, Solaris, and can easily be adapted to other Unix operating systems.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

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6. 

   

   sysvinit

    7 likes

   The Sysvinit package contains programs for controlling the startup, running, and shutdown of the system.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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8. F

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   finit

    3 likes

   Finit is a small SysV init replacement with process supervision similar to that of daemontools and runit. Its focus is on small and embedded GNU/Linux systems, although fully functional on standard server and desktop installations.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Sweden
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • Sweden
   • EU

   

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9. 

   

   PM2

    3 likes

   Advanced process manager for production Node.js applications. Load balancer, logs facility, startup script, micro service management, at a glance.

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   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Process Management

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

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   PM2 vs Supervisor Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Feb 3, 2023

   sleek interface, more metrics, easier-to-read config

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    Chaperone Process Manager

     2 likes

    Chaperone is a lightweight alternative to process environment managers like systemd or upstart. Chaperone provides an extensive feature set, including dependency-based startup, syslog logging, zombie harvesting, and job scheduling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Virtualization

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python

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11. N

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    nosh

     3 likes

    The nosh package is a suite of system-level utilities for initializing and running a BSD or Linux system, and for managing daemons.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

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12. 

    

    RunWisp

     1 like

    Single-binary crond + supervisord replacement with a built-in web dashboard, terminal UI, and REST API. Every run recorded - exit code, duration, stdout/stderr.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Uptime Monitor

    Origin

    • Slovakia
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker

    • Slovakia
    • EU

    

    

    

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    systemE

     1 like

    Using the tooling in this repo, I am able to boot from linux to sinit as PID1, and from there to Emacs acting as PID2 using --script mode, performing all typical rc.boot system initialization using Emacs lisp until we hit the getty.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    procd

     1 like

    procd is a process and system init service for OpenWRT. It's less resource intensive as it's intended for embedded devices, works with busybox and uClib, hotplug2, libubox and ubus. It watches configuration files to start or restart services and init...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • OpenWrt

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    Good alternative?Is procd a good alternative to Supervisor?