mod_posix

Prosody automatically detects the current platform and loads a corresponding module to handle platform-specific features, e.g. daemonize or logging integration.

This module is automatically loaded when the platform is detected as POSIX, i.e. most Linux and UNIX systems.

This module is required if you wish to daemonize Prosody, have it log to the syslog and respond to signals in a posix compliant environment.

Details

mod_posix implements POSIX. If using the Debian/Ubuntu package the pidfile, setuid and setgid options are handled by either the systemd service or the init script at /etc/init.d/prosody.

When loaded, prosody will handle SIGTERM and SIGINT by initiating a graceful shutdown. Also, SIGHUP will cause it to reload the config file.

Usage

    modules_enabled = {
        -- Other modules
        "posix"; -- Enable mod_posix
    }

Configuration

Option	Default	Notes
daemonize	true	Whether to daemonize Prosody or not. DEPRECATED since 0.12, use command line flags `-D` or `-F` instead.
run_as_root	false	If Prosody is run as the root user it will exit unless this option is set to true, use with caution
pidfile	nil	File to write pid in
umask	"027"	The bitmask set on files created by Prosody

Example

    modules_enabled = {
        -- Other modules
        "posix"; -- Enable mod_posix
    }
 
    run_as_root = true -- Are you crazy? Prosody doesn't need root access!
    daemonize = false
    pidfile = "/tmp/prosody.pid"
    umask = "027"