Add systemd service for bitcoind

Adding systemd service for bitcoind, to provide for a simpler
out-of-the-box experience.

Configuration file is /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf. This file is a
copy of the sample configuration file.

The service user 'bitcoin' is added during install. Its homedir
is in '/var/lib/bitcoin'.

bitcoind.service is disabled by default to allow the user to
configure it, before starting it the first time.

On package purge, the 'bitcoin' user as well as its homedir is
left intact, to not accidentally remove a wallet or something of
equal importance. Instead the user is presented with information
on how to perform the cleanup manually, after making sure all
important data has been backed up.
pull/585/head
ctp-tsteenholdt 7 years ago
parent 9085532d35
commit 2a87b1b07c

@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
usr/local/bin/bitcoind usr/bin
usr/local/bin/bitcoin-cli usr/bin
debian/examples/bitcoin.conf etc/bitcoin

@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
#!/bin/sh
# setup bitcoin account, homedir etc
set -e
BCUSER="bitcoin"
BCHOME="/var/lib/bitcoin"
if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
# Add bitcoin user/group - this will gracefully abort if the user already exists.
# A homedir is never created.
adduser --system --home "${BCHOME}" --no-create-home --group "${BCUSER}"
# If the homedir does not already exist, create it with proper
# ownership and permissions.
if [ ! -d "${BCHOME}" ]; then
mkdir -m 0750 -p "${BCHOME}"
chown "${BCUSER}:${BCUSER}" "${BCHOME}"
fi
fi
#DEBHELPER#
exit 0

@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
#!/bin/sh
# setup bitcoin account, homedir etc
set -e
BCUSER="bitcoin"
BCHOME="/var/lib/bitcoin"
if [ "$1" = "purge" ]; then
# The bitcoin user is left in place for now - This is to ensure that a new user
# will not inherit the users UID/GID and inadvertently gain access to wallets etc
# The homedir is also left intact to ensure that we don't accidentally delete a
# wallet or something equally important
echo
echo "#"
echo "# The bitcoin user (${BCUSER}) and data dir (${BCHOME})"
echo "# were left intact."
echo "#"
echo "# Make sure to check \"${BCHOME}\" for wallets and other"
echo "# important bits."
echo "#"
echo "# After backing up all vital data, cleanup can be completed"
echo "# by running: sudo userdel -r ${BCUSER}"
echo "#"
echo
fi
#DEBHELPER#
exit 0

@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
# It is not recommended to modify this file in-place, because it will
# be overwritten during package upgrades. If you want to add further
# options or overwrite existing ones then use
# $ systemctl edit bitcoind.service
# See "man systemd.service" for details.
# Note that almost all daemon options could be specified in
# /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
[Unit]
Description=Bitcoin daemon
After=network.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/bitcoind -daemon -datadir=/var/lib/bitcoin -conf=/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid
# Creates /run/bitcoind owned by bitcoin
RuntimeDirectory=bitcoind
User=bitcoin
Type=forking
PIDFile=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid
Restart=on-failure
# Hardening measures
####################
# Provide a private /tmp and /var/tmp.
PrivateTmp=true
# Mount /usr, /boot/ and /etc read-only for the process.
ProtectSystem=full
# Disallow the process and all of its children to gain
# new privileges through execve().
NoNewPrivileges=true
# Use a new /dev namespace only populated with API pseudo devices
# such as /dev/null, /dev/zero and /dev/random.
PrivateDevices=true
# Deny the creation of writable and executable memory mappings.
# Commented out as it's not supported on Debian 8 or Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
#MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
bitcoin (0.16.0-trusty2) trusty; urgency=medium
* Add systemd service to bitcoind
-- Thomas M Steenholdt <tsteenholdt@cascadetechnologypartners.com> Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:40:00 -0200
bitcoin (0.16.0-xenial1) xenial; urgency=medium
* Mark for xenial.

@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper,
libqrencode-dev,
libprotobuf-dev, protobuf-compiler,
python,
libzmq3-dev
libzmq3-dev,
dh-systemd
Standards-Version: 3.9.2
Homepage: https://bitcoincore.org/
Vcs-Git: git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Package: bitcoind
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, adduser
Description: peer-to-peer network based digital currency - daemon
Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that
is completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or

@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
# $(if $(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)),,src/test_bitcoin)
%:
dh --with bash-completion $@
dh --with bash-completion --with systemd $@
override_dh_auto_clean:
if [ -f Makefile ]; then $(MAKE) distclean; fi
@ -32,3 +32,18 @@ ifeq ($(QT), qt4)
else
make check
endif
# No SysV or Upstart init scripts included
override_dh_installinit:
dh_installinit \
--noscripts
# Dont enable service by default
override_dh_systemd_enable:
dh_systemd_enable \
--no-enable
# Restart after upgrade
override_dh_systemd_start:
dh_systemd_start \
--restart-after-upgrade

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