MacOS X "Service" - How to?

TimurZanagar

Hi folks,

I've got a Self-hosted WebAPI service and wanted to get this running on a MacOS X (Server). Is there a best practice guide for this purpose?

KraigMcConaghy

I looked into this recently for a background process I wanted to run on a Mac. If you plan on keeping a particular user logged in, I found two easy ways to do this.

Option 1: (I like this option because it bundles the runner and the self hosted web service like a true app)

• Create a XamMac/MonoMac application
• Delete the MainWindow and MainViewController
• Remove usage of MainViewController in the AppDelegate
• Add your startup code to the FinishedLaunching
• Add "Application is background only" = true to Info.plist Source
• Build
• Move app to desired location
• Add to launch items using System Prefs

Option 2:

• Use automator to create an application
• Have the application run the appropriate command line to start your service
• Build
• Move app to desired location
• Add to launch items using System Prefs

TimurZanagar

That looks good. Let's see if it fits into my solution.

What about if I don't want a user logged in?