LIGHTTPD-ANGEL(8) LIGHTTPD-ANGEL(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

lighttpd-angel - monitor/supervise lighttpd daemon

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**lighttpd-angel** <**args**>

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**lighttpd-angel** monitors/supervises lighttpd daemon (started with <args>). lighttpd-angel will restart lighttpd if lighttpd exits for any reason, other than by signals sent by lighttpd-angel.

Send lighttpd-angel SIGTERM to initiate immediate shutdown of lighttpd.

Send lighttpd-angel SIGINT to initiate graceful shutdown of lighttpd.

Send lighttpd-angel SIGHUP to initiate graceful restart of lighttpd.

Send lighttpd-angel SIGUSR1 to initiate graceful reload of lighttpd config.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

Online Documentation:

https://wiki.lighttpd.net/InstallFromSource https://blog.lighttpd.net/articles/2007/09/02/there-is-an-angel-for-lighty/

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Jan Kneschke <jan@kneschke.de>

2016-10-18

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Document: lighttpd-angel(8) from lighttpd 1.4.85-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4