@nodevisor/services

Install

npm install @nodevisor/services

Provides a simple interface to manage systemd services on Linux systems.

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Quick Start

import $ from '@nodevisor/shell';
import Services from '@nodevisor/services';

const svc = $(Services);

// Restart a service
await svc.restart('nginx');

// Check if a service is running
if (await svc.isRunning('docker')) {
  console.log('Docker is running');
}

// Get service status
const status = await svc.status('sshd');
console.log(status);

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API

start(name)

Start a systemd service.

await $(Services).start('nginx');
// Runs: systemctl start nginx

stop(name)

Stop a systemd service.

await $(Services).stop('nginx');
// Runs: systemctl stop nginx

restart(name)

Restart a systemd service.

await $(Services).restart('nginx');
// Runs: systemctl restart nginx

isRunning(name)

Check if a service is currently active. Returns boolean.

const running = await $(Services).isRunning('docker');
// Runs: systemctl is-active docker

status(name)

Get the full status output for a service.

const status = await $(Services).status('sshd');
console.log(status);
// Runs: systemctl status sshd

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Related Packages

• @nodevisor/ssh — Uses Services internally to manage sshd
• @nodevisor/docker — Uses Services internally to manage dockerd
• @nodevisor/ufw — Firewall service management