Launchd Service

If you wish to install either FileFlows Server or FileFlows Node as a launchd service, follow this guide.

Ensure dotnet is available in your PATH.

Installation

Server

To install FileFlows Server as a launchd service, run:

cd Server
dotnet FileFlows.Server.dll --launchd install

Node

To install FileFlows Node, it is recommended you first run the Node manually to create the configuration file, which includes the URL of the server:

cd Node
dotnet FileFlows.Node.dll

This will create a JSON configuration file at /Data/node.config:

{
  "ServerUrl": "",
  "AccessToken": "",
  "HostName": "machine-name"
}

Update the "ServerUrl" with the URL to your FileFlows Server, for example:

{
  "ServerUrl": "http://192.168.1.100:19200/",
  "AccessToken": "",
  "HostName": "machine-name"
}

Save the file.

Then install the launchd service:

dotnet FileFlows.Node.dll --launchd

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Check The Status

Server

To check the status of the FileFlows Server service, run:

launchctl list | grep fileflows

Node

To check the status of the FileFlows Node service, run:

launchctl list | grep fileflows.node

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Uninstall

Server

To uninstall the Server service, run:

cd Server
dotnet FileFlows.Server.dll --launchd uninstall

Or to uninstall manually:

launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.fileflows.server.plist
rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.fileflows.server.plist

Node

To uninstall the Node service, run:

cd Node
dotnet FileFlows.Node.dll --launchd uninstall

Or to uninstall manually:

launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.fileflows.node.plist
rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.fileflows.node.plist