MacOS - Running a script at Startup

Steps to execute a script on startup:

1. Create the Shell Script:
   • Create a file named start_jekyll.sh in your Jekyll site directory:

    nano /Users/Sakharam.Shinde/github/sakharams.github.io/start_jekyll.sh
   

2. Add the following content:

    #!/bin/bash
    cd /Users/Sakharam.Shinde/github/sakharams.github.io
    /usr/local/bin/bundle exec jekyll serve --watch > /tmp/jekyll-serve.log 2>&1
   

3. Make the script executable:

    chmod +x /Users/Sakharam.Shinde/github/sakharams.github.io/start_jekyll.sh
   

4. Create a the Plist File ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.jekyllserve.plist:
   • Update the plist file to call the shell script:

```xml <?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”UTF-8”?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”>

Label com.user.jekyllserve ProgramArguments /Users/Sakharam.Shinde/github/sakharams.github.io/start_jekyll.sh RunAtLoad KeepAlive StandardOutPath /tmp/jekyll-serve.log StandardErrorPath /tmp/jekyll-serve.log

1. Load the Launch Agent:

    launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.jekyllserve.plist
   

2. Verify and Check Logs:

    launchctl list | grep com.user.jekyllserve
   

3. Check the log file:

    tail -f /tmp/jekyll-serve.log
   

4. To unload the agent

    launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.jekyllserve.plist