VPN Checker service.

How to install

Clone this repository into your local system.

Start a new python virtual environment:

$: sudo apt install virtualenv
$: virtualenv -p python3 vpn_checker

Activate the new virtual environment:
```
$: source vpn_checker/bin/activate
```
Move into the repository source code.
Install the python requirements for this project to work:
```
(vpn_checker)$: pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Now you can run the VPN Checker service.
```
(vpn_checker)$: python main.py
```

Creating a Linux service daemon using Systemd

Create a vpn_checker.service file into the /etc/systemd/system folder with the following content:
```
[Unit]
Description=VPN Checker Service
After=network.target
StartLimitIntervalSec=0

[Service]
Type=simple
Restart=always
RestartSec=1
User=<TYPE YOUR USERNAME HERE>
Environment="DISPLAY=:0.0"
Environment="DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus"
ExecStart=$VIRTUALENV_PATH/bin/python $SOURCES_PATH/main.py

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
NOTE: You need to change the values for the DISPLAY and DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS environment variables. Normally if you execute echo $DISPLAY and echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS you will be able to get this values and replace them. Also you need to replace the VIRTUALENV_PATH value to match the correct python virtual environment directory path in your system and the SOURCES_PATH to match the repository sources directory path also in your system :).
With the previous step in place, now we can enable this new service into the systemd environment:
```
$: sudo systemctl enable vpn_checker.service
```
And finally we can start the vpn_checker service:
```
$: sudo systemctl start vpn_checker
```

NOTE: Now, every time you start your computer, systemd will automatically start the vpn_checker service. So, if you want to stop the service manually, then you need to run sudo systemctl stop vpn_checker.

jfsanchez91/vpn-checker

VPN Checker service.

How to install

Creating a Linux service daemon using Systemd