systemd Alternatives

systemd is described as 'Suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system. It provides a system and service manager that runs as PID 1 and starts the rest of the system' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to systemd for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Mac, Self-Hosted and Python apps. The best systemd alternative is OpenRC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like systemd are runit, Launchd, s6 and sysvinit.

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systemd alternatives page was last updated Dec 22, 2023
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  1. Chaperone Process Manager

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    Chaperone is a lightweight alternative to process environment managers like systemd or upstart. Chaperone provides an extensive feature set, including dependency-based startup, syslog logging, zombie harvesting, and job scheduling.

    10 Chaperone Process Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python

    Chaperone Process Manager Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
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    Chaperone Process Manager VS systemd

    Is this a good alternative to systemd?
     

    • Chaperone Process Manager is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to systemd.

    • Chaperone Process Manager is Free and Open Sourcesystemd is also Free and Open Source
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