Add init scripts and docs for Upstart and OpenRC

contrib/init/README.md

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+Sample configuration files for:
+
+SystemD: bitcoind.service
+Upstart: bitcoind.conf
+OpenRC:  bitcoind.openrc
+         bitcoind.openrcconf
+
+have been made available to assist packagers in creating node packages here.
+
+See doc/init.md for more information.

contrib/init/bitcoind.conf

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+description "Bitcoin Core Daemon"
+
+start on runlevel [2345]
+stop on starting rc RUNLEVEL=[016]
+
+env BITCOIND_BIN="/usr/bin/bitcoind"
+env BITCOIND_USER="bitcoin"
+env BITCOIND_GROUP="bitcoin"
+env BITCOIND_PIDDIR="/var/run/bitcoind"
+# upstart can't handle variables constructed with other variables
+env BITCOIND_PIDFILE="/var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid"
+env BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE="/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf"
+env BITCOIND_DATADIR="/var/lib/bitcoind"
+
+expect fork
+
+respawn
+respawn limit 5 120
+kill timeout 60
+
+pre-start script
+    # this will catch non-existent config files
+    # bitcoind will check and exit with this very warning, but it can do so
+    # long after forking, leaving upstart to think everything started fine.
+    # since this is a commonly encountered case on install, just check and
+    # warn here.
+    if ! grep -qs '^rpcpassword=' "$BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE" ; then
+        echo "ERROR: You must set a secure rpcpassword to run bitcoind."
+        echo "The setting must appear in $BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE"
+        echo
+        echo "This password is security critical to securing wallets "
+        echo "and must not be the same as the rpcuser setting."
+        echo "You can generate a suitable random password using the following"
+        echo "command from the shell:"
+        echo
+        echo "bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'"
+        echo
+        echo "It is also recommended that you also set alertnotify so you are "
+        echo "notified of problems:"
+        echo
+        echo "ie: alertnotify=echo %%s | mail -s \"Bitcoin Alert\"" \
+            "admin@foo.com"
+        echo
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    mkdir -p "$BITCOIND_PIDDIR"
+    chmod 0755 "$BITCOIND_PIDDIR"
+    chown $BITCOIND_USER:$BITCOIND_GROUP "$BITCOIND_PIDDIR"
+    chown $BITCOIND_USER:$BITCOIND_GROUP "$BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE"
+    chmod 0660 "$BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE"
+end script
+
+exec start-stop-daemon \
+    --start \
+    --pidfile "$BITCOIND_PIDFILE" \
+    --chuid $BITCOIND_USER:$BITCOIND_GROUP \
+    --exec "$BITCOIND_BIN" \
+    -- \
+    -pid="$BITCOIND_PIDFILE" \
+    -conf="$BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE" \
+    -datadir="$BITCOIND_DATADIR" \
+    -disablewallet \
+    -daemon
+

contrib/init/bitcoind.openrc

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+#!/sbin/runscript
+
+# backward compatibility for existing gentoo layout 
+#
+if [ -d "/var/lib/bitcoin/.bitcoin" ]; then
+	BITCOIND_DEFAULT_DATADIR="/var/lib/bitcoin/.bitcoin"
+else
+	BITCOIND_DEFAULT_DATADIR="/var/lib/bitcoind"
+fi
+
+BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE=${BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE:-/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf}
+BITCOIND_PIDDIR=${BITCOIND_PIDDIR:-/var/run/bitcoind}
+BITCOIND_PIDFILE=${BITCOIND_PIDFILE:-${BITCOIND_PIDDIR}/bitcoind.pid}
+BITCOIND_DATADIR=${BITCOIND_DATADIR:-${BITCOIND_DEFAULT_DATADIR}}
+BITCOIND_USER=${BITCOIND_USER:-bitcoin}
+BITCOIND_GROUP=${BITCOIND_GROUP:-bitcoin}
+BITCOIND_BIN=${BITCOIND_BIN:-/usr/bin/bitcoind}
+
+name="Bitcoin Core Daemon"
+description="Bitcoin crypto-currency p2p network daemon"
+
+command="/usr/bin/bitcoind"
+command_args="-pid=\"${BITCOIND_PIDFILE}\" \
+		-conf=\"${BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE}\" \
+		-datadir=\"${BITCOIND_DATADIR}\" \
+		-daemon \
+		${BITCOIND_OPTS}"
+
+required_files="${BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE}"
+start_stop_daemon_args="-u ${BITCOIND_USER} \
+			-N ${BITCOIND_NICE:-0} -w 2000"
+pidfile="${BITCOIND_PIDFILE}"
+retry=60
+
+depend() {
+	need localmount net
+}
+
+# verify
+# 1) that the datadir exists and is writable (or create it)
+# 2) that a directory for the pid exists and is writable
+# 3) ownership and permissions on the config file
+start_pre() {
+	checkpath \
+	-d \
+	--mode 0750 \
+	--owner "${BITCOIND_USER}:${BITCOIND_GROUP}" \
+	"${BITCOIND_DATADIR}"
+
+	checkpath \
+	-d \
+	--mode 0755 \
+	--owner "${BITCOIND_USER}:${BITCOIND_GROUP}" \
+	"${BITCOIND_PIDDIR}"
+
+	checkpath -f \
+	-o ${BITCOIND_USER}:${BITCOIND_GROUP} \
+	-m 0660 \
+	${BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE}
+
+	checkconfig || return 1
+}
+
+checkconfig()
+{
+	if ! grep -qs '^rpcpassword=' "${BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE}" ; then
+		eerror ""
+		eerror "ERROR: You must set a secure rpcpassword to run bitcoind."
+		eerror "The setting must appear in ${BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE}"
+		eerror ""
+		eerror "This password is security critical to securing wallets "
+		eerror "and must not be the same as the rpcuser setting."
+		eerror "You can generate a suitable random password using the following"
+		eerror "command from the shell:"
+		eerror ""
+		eerror "bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'"
+		eerror ""
+		eerror "It is also recommended that you also set alertnotify so you are "
+		eerror "notified of problems:"
+		eerror ""
+		eerror "ie: alertnotify=echo %%s | mail -s \"Bitcoin Alert\"" \
+			"admin@foo.com"
+		eerror ""
+		return 1
+	fi
+}

contrib/init/bitcoind.openrcconf

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+# /etc/conf.d/bitcoind: config file for /etc/init.d/bitcoind
+
+# Config file location
+#BITCOIND_CONFIGFILE="/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf"
+
+# What directory to write pidfile to?  (created and owned by $BITCOIND_USER)
+#BITCOIND_PIDDIR="/var/run/bitcoind"
+
+# What filename to give the pidfile
+#BITCOIND_PIDFILE="${BITCOIND_PIDDIR}/bitcoind.pid"
+
+# Where to write bitcoind data (be mindful that the blockchain is large)
+#BITCOIND_DATADIR="/var/lib/bitcoind"
+
+# User and group to own bitcoind process
+#BITCOIND_USER="bitcoin"
+#BITCOIND_GROUP="bitcoin"
+
+# Path to bitcoind executable
+#BITCOIND_BIN="/usr/bin/bitcoind"
+
+# Nice value to run bitcoind under
+#BITCOIND_NICE=0
+
+# Additional options (avoid -conf and -datadir, use flags above)
+BITCOIND_OPTS="-disablewallet"
+

contrib/init/bitcoind.service

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 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-User=bitcoind
+User=bitcoin
-Group=bitcoind
+Group=bitcoin
 
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/bitcoind -daemon -pid=/var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid -conf=/etc/bitcoind.conf -datadir=/var/lib/bitcoind
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/bitcoind -daemon -pid=/var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid \
+-conf=/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -datadir=/var/lib/bitcoind -disablewallet
 
 Restart=always
 PrivateTmp=true
+TimeoutStopSec=60s
+TimeoutStartSec=2s
+StartLimitInterval=120s
+StartLimitBurst=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target

doc/README.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The Bitcoin repo's [root README](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/
 - [Assets Attribution](assets-attribution.md)
 - [Files](files.md)
 - [Tor Support](tor.md)
-- [Systemd](systemd.md)
+- [Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)](init.md)
 
 License
 ---------------------

doc/init.md

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+Sample init scripts and service configuration for bitcoind
+==========================================================
+
+Sample scripts and configuration files for systemd, Upstart and OpenRC
+can be found in the contrib/init folder.
+
+contrib/init/bitcoind.service:    systemd service unit configuration
+contrib/init/bitcoind.openrc:     OpenRC compatible SysV style init script
+contrib/init/bitcoind.openrcconf: OpenRC conf.d file
+contrib/init/bitcoind.conf:       Upstart service configuration file
+
+1. Service User
+---------------------------------
+
+All three startup configurations assume the existence of a "bitcoin" user
+and group.  They must be created before attempting to use these scripts.
+
+2. Configuration
+---------------------------------
+
+At a bare minimum, bitcoind requires that the rpcpassword setting be set
+when running as a daemon.  If the configuration file does not exist or this
+setting is not set, bitcoind will shutdown promptly after startup.
+
+This password does not have to be remembered or typed as it is mostly used
+as a fixed token that bitcoind and client programs read from the configuration
+file, however it is recommended that a strong and secure password be used
+as this password is security critical to securing the wallet should the
+wallet be enabled.
+
+If bitcoind is run with "-daemon" flag, and no rpcpassword is set, it will
+print a randomly generated suitable password to stderr.  You can also
+generate one from the shell yourself like this:
+
+bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'
+
+Once you have a password in hand, set rpcpassword= in /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+
+For an example configuration file that describes the configuration settings, 
+see contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf.
+
+3. Paths
+---------------------------------
+
+All three configurations assume several paths that might need to be adjusted.
+
+Binary:              /usr/bin/bitcoind
+Configuration file:  /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+Data directory:      /var/lib/bitcoind
+PID file:            /var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (OpenRC and Upstart)
+                     /var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (systemd)
+
+The configuration file, PID directory (if applicable) and data directory
+should all be owned by the bitcoin user and group.  It is advised for security
+reasons to make the configuration file and data directory only readable by the
+bitcoin user and group.  Access to bitcoin-cli and other bitcoind rpc clients
+can then be controlled by group membership.
+
+4. Installing Service Configuration
+-----------------------------------
+
+4a) systemd
+
+Installing this .service file consists on just copying it to
+/usr/lib/systemd/system directory, followed by the command
+"systemctl daemon-reload" in order to update running systemd configuration.
+
+To test, run "systemctl start bitcoind" and to enable for system startup run
+"systemctl enable bitcoind"
+
+4b) OpenRC
+
+Rename bitcoind.openrc to bitcoind and drop it in /etc/init.d.  Double
+check ownership and permissions and make it executable.  Test it with
+"/etc/init.d/bitcoind start" and configure it to run on startup with
+"rc-update add bitcoind"
+
+4c) Upstart (for Debian/Ubuntu based distributions)
+
+Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init.  Test by running "service bitcoind start"
+it will automatically start on reboot.
+
+NOTE: This script is incompatible with CentOS 5 and Amazon Linux 2014 as they
+use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon uitility.
+
+5. Auto-respawn
+-----------------------------------
+
+Auto respawning is currently only configured for Upstart and systemd.
+Reasonable defaults have been chosen but YMMV.
+
+

doc/systemd.md

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-SYSTEMD SUPPORT IN BITCOIN
-==========================
-
-Packagers can find a .service file in this repo in order to integrate bitcoin's 
-daemon into systemd based distributions.
-
-bitcoind.service file is located in contrib/systemd/ folder.
-
-1. Users
----------------------------------
-
-This .service file assumes bitcoind user and group exist in the system, so packager
-should make sure they are created on installation. 
-
-2. Files
----------------------------------
-
-The .service file assumes several paths that might need to be adjusted according
-to packager's needs.
-
-Daemon's config file is assumed to be located at /etc/bitcoind.conf (you can
-use contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf as an example). Once installed, users
-must edit the file in order to update at least these two 
-values: rpcuser and rpcpassword . Failing to do so will make the daemon fail 
-to boot. However, the message written to /var/lib/bitcoind/debug.log file is
-very helpful and no default values should be set:
-
-    YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:DD Error: To use the "-server" option, you must set a rpcpassword in the configuration file:
-    /etc/bitcoind.conf
-    It is recommended you use the following random password:
-    rpcuser=bitcoinrpc
-    rpcpassword=HdYZ5HGtAF7mx8aTw6uCATtD2maMAK4E12Ysp4YNZQcX
-    (you do not need to remember this password)
-    The username and password MUST NOT be the same.
-    If the file does not exist, create it with owner-readable-only file permissions.
-    It is also recommended to set alertnotify so you are notified of problems;
-    for example: alertnotify=echo %s | mail -s "Bitcoin Alert" admin@foo.com
-
-Daemon's data and pid files will be stored in /var/lib/bitcoind directory, so it
-should be created on installation and make bitcoind user/group it's owner.
-
-3. Installing .service file
----------------------------------
-
-Installing this .service file consists on just copying it to /usr/lib/systemd/system
-directory, followed by the command "systemctl daemon-reload" in order to update
-running systemd configuration.