Feature: Daemon Mode

[admtech]

There is no daemon mode to start SurrealDB in the background, e.g. under Linux (there is also no way to use a config file #2042). It would be easier if there was an option like --daemon. Otherwise you have to work with "nohup" and others. These are the basics a DB should have.

On Ubuntu, we currently make do with a systemd config. However, a daemon mode would be nicer and easier.

File: /etc/systemd/system/surrealdb.service

[Unit]
Description=SurrealDB Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=<username>
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/surreal start --log info --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 file:///opt/surrealdb/data/
StandardOutput=append:/var/log/surrealdb.log
StandardError=inherit
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Activate and start the service:

sudo systemctl enable surrealdb.service
sudo systemctl start surrealdb.service

Stop and check status:

sudo systemctl stop surrealdb.service
sudo systemctl status surrealdb.service

Greetings
Frank

SurrealDB version

Running 1.4.2 for linux on x86_64 (Ubuntu LTS)