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When is it feasible to make a daemon run as a service?

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When is it feasible to make a daemon run as a service?
« on: October 11, 2014, 09:09:41 PM »
I have installed various extra programs that run as daemons on a server, including nginx (another http server) and sogod (for mail). They are started automatically at boot-time by scripts in /etc/init.d

But should I also make them run as services? As I understand it, this will have the advantage of the daemons being automatically restarted, if they crash. What other pros and cons should I consider.

Thanks,
Jesper, Denmark
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