This is a tomo plugin that provides tasks for managing sidekiq via systemd, based on the recommendations in the sidekiq documentation. This plugin assumes that you are also using the tomo rbenv
and env
plugins, and that you are using a systemd-based Linux distribution like Ubuntu 18 LTS.
This plugin requires Sidekiq 6.0.6 or newer.
Run:
$ gem install tomo-plugin-sidekiq
Or add it to your Gemfile:
gem "tomo-plugin-sidekiq"
Then add the following to .tomo/config.rb
:
plugin "sidekiq"
setup do
# ...
run "sidekiq:setup_systemd"
end
deploy do
# ...
# Place this task at *after* core:symlink_current
run "sidekiq:restart"
end
This plugin installs sidekiq as a user-level service using systemctl --user
. This allows sidekiq to be installed, started, stopped, and restarted without a root user or sudo. However, when provisioning the host you must make sure to run the following command as root to allow the sidekiq process to continue running even after the tomo deploy user disconnects:
# run as root
$ loginctl enable-linger <DEPLOY_USER>
Name | Purpose |
---|---|
sidekiq_systemd_service |
Name of the systemd unit that will be used to manage sidekiq Default: "sidekiq_%{application}.service" |
sidekiq_systemd_service_path |
Location where the systemd unit will be installed Default: ".config/systemd/user/%{sidekiq_systemd_service}" |
sidekiq_systemd_service_template_path |
Local path to the ERB template that will be used to create the systemd unit Default: service.erb |
Configures systemd to manage sidekiq. This means that sidekiq will automatically be restarted if it crashes, or if the host is rebooted. This task essentially does two things:
- Installs a
sidekiq.service
systemd unit - Enables it using
systemctl --user enable
Note that these units will be installed and run for the deploy user. You can use :sidekiq_systemd_service_template_path
to provide your own template and customize how sidekiq and systemd are configured.
sidekiq:setup_systemd
is intended for use as a setup task. It must be run before sidekiq can be started during a deploy.
Gracefully restarts the sidekiq service via systemd, or starts it if it isn't running already. Equivalent to:
systemctl --user restart sidekiq.service
Starts the sidekiq service via systemd, if it isn't running already. Equivalent to:
systemctl --user start sidekiq.service
Stops the sidekiq service via systemd. Equivalent to:
systemctl --user stop sidekiq.service
Prints the status of the sidekiq systemd service. Equivalent to:
systemctl --user status sidekiq.service
Uses journalctl
(part of systemd) to view the log output of the sidekiq service. This task is intended for use as a run task and accepts command-line arguments. The arguments are passed through to the journalctl
command. For example:
$ tomo run -- sidekiq:log -f
Will run this remote script:
journalctl -q --user-unit=sidekiq.service -f
Add a config/sidekiq.yml
file to your application (i.e. checked into git) and use that to configure sidekiq, using environment variables as necessary. For example:
---
:queues:
- default
:concurrency: <%= ENV.fetch("SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY", "1") %>
Now you can tune sidekiq for each environment by simply setting environment variables (e.g. using tomo run env:set
), without hard-coding configuration in git or within systemd files.
If you want to report a bug, or have ideas, feedback or questions about the gem, let me know via GitHub issues and I will do my best to provide a helpful answer. Happy hacking!
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Everyone interacting in this project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.
Pull requests are welcome!