Here is what I use.
/etc/init.d/exile
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: <NAME>
# Required-Start: $local_fs $network $named $time $syslog
# Required-Stop: $local_fs $network $named $time $syslog
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Description: <DESCRIPTION>
### END INIT INFO
SCRIPT=/home/steam/steamcmd/arma3/scripts/restarter.sh
RUNAS=steam
PIDFILE=/var/run/exile.pid
LOGFILE=/home/steam/steamcmd/arma3/server.log
start() {
if [ -f /var/run/$PIDNAME ] && kill -0 $(cat /var/run/$PIDNAME); then
echo 'Service already running' >&2
return 1
fi
echo 'Starting service…' >&2
local CMD="$SCRIPT &> \"$LOGFILE\" & echo \$!"
su -c "$CMD" $RUNAS > "$PIDFILE"
echo 'Service started' >&2
}
stop() {
if [ ! -f "$PIDFILE" ] || ! kill -0 $(cat "$PIDFILE"); then
echo 'Service not running' >&2
return 1
fi
echo 'Stopping service…' >&2
kill -15 $(cat "$PIDFILE") && rm -f "$PIDFILE"
echo 'Service stopped' >&2
}
uninstall() {
echo -n "Are you really sure you want to uninstall this service? That cannot be undone. [yes|No] "
local SURE
read SURE
if [ "$SURE" = "yes" ]; then
stop
rm -f "$PIDFILE"
echo "Notice: log file is not be removed: '$LOGFILE'" >&2
update-rc.d -f <NAME> remove
rm -fv "$0"
fi
}
case "$1" in
start)
start
;;
stop)
stop
;;
uninstall)
uninstall
;;
retart)
stop
start
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|uninstall}"
esac
/home/steam/steamcmd/aram3/scripts/restarter.sh
#!/bin/bash
# ARMA3/Exile location
ARMA_DIR=/home/steam/steamcmd/arma3/
# Track running state
running=true
# Use signal to notify server of shutdown
_shutdown() {
echo "Shutting down server ($child)!"
running=false # Mark as not running, loop will exit
# Sent SIGINT to server, similar to #shutdown
kill -s SIGINT "$child" 2>/dev/null
}
trap _shutdown SIGINT SIGTERM
while $running; do
echo "Starting Exile Server"
# Start ARMA3/Exile server
cd $ARMA_DIR
./arma3server -config=config.cfg -cfg=basic.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver\;@infistar_exile\;@a3_dms -autoinit -malloc=tbbmalloc -nologs -high &
child=$! # Get child PID
echo "Server started ($child)"
wait "$child" # Wait for child to exit
echo "Exile server stopped or crashed"
sleep 1 # Wait a second before restarting
done
exit 0