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Overview

Server daemons are background processes managed by supervisor. Loupp provides an interface for managing these processes with automatic restart capabilities.

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Creating Daemons

1

Access daemon management

Navigate to your server dashboard and click on the “Daemons” tab.
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Configure daemon details

  • Directory: Working directory (default: /home/loupp/)
  • Command: The command to run as a daemon
  • User: loupp or root
  • No of Process: Number of instances to run
  • Start Seconds: Time to wait before considering process started
  • Stop Seconds: Time to wait for graceful shutdown
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Create daemon

Click “Create daemon” to create and start the daemon.

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Configuration Options

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Process Management

Control how many instances run simultaneously.
Time to wait before considering process successfully started.
Graceful shutdown timeout.

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Working Directory

# Common working directory examples
/home/loupp/                    # User home directory
/home/loupp/my-site/        # Project-specific directory

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Common Daemon Examples

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Laravel Queue Workers

php /home/loupp/your-site/artisan queue:work --sleep=3 --tries=3

node /home/loupp/app/server.js

python3 /home/loupp/scripts/monitor.py

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Daemon Management

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Interface

The daemon interface displays:
  • Name: Daemon identifier with status indicator
  • User: User account running the daemon
  • Command: The command being executed
  • Actions: Restart, View Logs, Delete

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Daemon Actions

Restart the daemon process(es) with current configuration.
Access daemon execution logs and output.
Remove the daemon configuration and stop all processes.

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Process Monitoring

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Health Monitoring

  • Process Status: Check if processes are running
  • Log Access: View execution logs for debugging

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Status Indicators

  • Green dot: Daemon is active and running
  • Red dot: Daemon is inactive or has errors

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Log Management

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Accessing Daemon Logs

1

Access logs

Click “View Logs” on any daemon to access its execution logs.
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View log content

Review the log output including stdout, stderr, and process status.
3

Refresh logs

Use the “Refresh Logs” button to get the latest log entries.

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Performance Optimization

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Resource Management

  • Balance process count between performance and resource usage
  • Set appropriate memory limits for long-running processes

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Troubleshooting

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Common Issues

  • Check command syntax and paths
  • Verify user permissions
  • Check working directory access
  • Review error logs
  • Check for resource constraints
  • Review application errors
  • Verify configuration settings
  • Monitor memory and CPU usage
  • Check for memory leaks
  • Review process count settings
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