Keeping the bot online

[Frwf]

So, i hosted the music bot and it worked properly. BUT. When i close the .jar (so the java) the bot is off and doesn't react anymore. Can i fix this in the config.txt or can you send me a different .jar? Thank you!

Greetings, Ducky.

[SplitPixl]

You must be running the jar for the bot to run.

[minecraftchest1]

If you are running under Linux, you can create an SystemD script (ping me for help with that), if you are under Windows, you can do it with task scheduler.

[ipetko96]

nvm, I figure it out, now it works as it should :)
@hermitoff If you need help, ping me on discord.

[minecraftchest1]

Never just say I figured it out. Please share how you did so to help others with the same issue.

[minecraftchest1]

I am somewhat knowledgeable in SystemD.

[ipetko96]

Guys don't worry, I am writing little guide for you all, but last days I was very busy at work.

[minecraftchest1]

put in /usr/lib/systemd/system/JMusicBot.service and edit to match your setup.

#Sample SystemD config file.
#See https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd
#and systemd.service(5) for more detials.

[Unit]
Description=JMusicBot for discord
#Waits for the network before starting up.
After=network.target
Requires=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
#Command to run. It is recomended to use the full path.
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -Xms512M -Xmx512M -Dnogui=true -jar /opt/JMusicBot/JMusicBot-0.3.4.jar
#How long after starting the service to wait for a
#sucessful start notifaction before stoping the sercive
#and marking it as failed.
TimeoutStartSec=3600
#Wether to restart the service if it fails.
Restart=always
#How long after the service fails to restart it.
RestartSec=10
#The path to the directory to change to before starting
#the service.
WorkingDirectory=/opt/JMusicBot
#The user and group to start the service as.
User=bot
Group=bot
#I don't know.

[Install]
#The target to install the service into.
WantedBy=multi-user.target

[qomiter]

you can start it in the background with nohup or run it with "screen" and it will stay running when you close the terminal.

[ipetko96]

I made bash script that will create systemctl service for the Bot.
You have to configure the Bot before this script.
Just paste it in the console and follow instructions.

Copy everything at once, it is one command!

cd ; curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ipetko96/46f14f79391ed2405f8ad3f117d02311/raw/39e7c419a3814cf2813b5c102926060b557eec99/createJMusicBotService.sh --output createJMusicBotService.sh ; sudo bash createJMusicBotService.sh ; rm createJMusicBotService.sh

It will automatically:

• download bash script
• execute as root
• create systemctl service
• set correct permissions
• enable the service
• clean after itself.

Now, after every system reboot, Bot will automatically start.

@jagrosh maybe add it to official wiki? Or at least link to this discussion?