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diff --git a/doc/overview.html b/doc/overview.html index 164cffd..599ca4f 100644 --- a/doc/overview.html +++ b/doc/overview.html @@ -219,7 +219,17 @@ context entirely. </li> on an empty scan directory, then populate it step by step and send an update command to s6-svscan via <a href="s6-svscanctl.html">s6-svscanctl</a> whenever the supervision -tree should pick up the differences and start the services you added. </li> +tree should pick up the differences and start the services you added. + <ul> + <li> If you're running Linux and want the smallest possible amount +of overhead, you should check the +<a href="//skarnet.org/software/s6-linux-init/">s6-linux-init</a> companion +package, which will start <a href="s6-svscan.html">s6-svscan</a> as process +1 for you, no need for another initialization system. </li> + <li> If you have an init system you're happy with and just want to run +a self-sufficient supervision tree, the +<a href="s6-svscanboot.html">s6-svscanboot</a> program is a good option. </li> + </ul> </li> <li> That's it, your services are running. To control them manually, you can use the <a href="s6-svc.html">s6-svc</a> command. </li> <li> At the end of the system's lifetime, you can use |