From e8cd85700ce80a1c37c48bfdfdc6ab9035a0ce9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kelly <kellykeeton@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:49:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Create install_service.sh

---
 etc/install_service.sh | 158 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 158 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 etc/install_service.sh

diff --git a/etc/install_service.sh b/etc/install_service.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92653a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/install_service.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Install mesh_bot as a systemd service for the current user.
+# Defaults:
+#   - project path: /opt/meshing-around
+#   - service name: mesh_bot
+#   - service user: invoking user (SUDO_USER when using sudo)
+
+SERVICE_NAME="mesh_bot"
+PROJECT_PATH="/opt/meshing-around"
+SERVICE_USER="${SUDO_USER:-${USER:-}}"
+SERVICE_GROUP=""
+USE_LAUNCH_SH=1
+DRY_RUN=0
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'EOF'
+Usage:
+  bash etc/install_service.sh [options]
+
+Options:
+  --project-path PATH   Project root path (default: /opt/meshing-around)
+  --user USER           Linux user to run the service as (default: invoking user)
+  --group GROUP         Linux group to run the service as (default: user's primary group)
+  --direct-python       Run python3 mesh_bot.py directly (skip launch.sh)
+  --dry-run             Print actions without changing the system
+  -h, --help            Show this help
+
+Examples:
+  sudo bash etc/install_service.sh
+  sudo bash etc/install_service.sh --project-path /opt/meshing-around --user $USER
+EOF
+}
+
+log() {
+    printf '[install_service] %s\n' "$*"
+}
+
+die() {
+    printf '[install_service] ERROR: %s\n' "$*" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --project-path)
+            [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || die "Missing value for --project-path"
+            PROJECT_PATH="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --user)
+            [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || die "Missing value for --user"
+            SERVICE_USER="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --group)
+            [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || die "Missing value for --group"
+            SERVICE_GROUP="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --direct-python)
+            USE_LAUNCH_SH=0
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --dry-run)
+            DRY_RUN=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        -h|--help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            die "Unknown option: $1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+[[ -n "$SERVICE_USER" ]] || die "Could not determine service user. Use --user USER."
+[[ "$SERVICE_USER" != "root" ]] || die "Refusing to install service as root. Use --user USER."
+
+if ! id "$SERVICE_USER" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    die "User '$SERVICE_USER' does not exist"
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$SERVICE_GROUP" ]]; then
+    SERVICE_GROUP="$(id -gn "$SERVICE_USER")"
+fi
+
+id -g "$SERVICE_USER" >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Could not determine group for user '$SERVICE_USER'"
+[[ -d "$PROJECT_PATH" ]] || die "Project path not found: $PROJECT_PATH"
+[[ -f "$PROJECT_PATH/mesh_bot.py" ]] || die "mesh_bot.py not found in $PROJECT_PATH"
+
+if [[ $USE_LAUNCH_SH -eq 1 ]]; then
+    [[ -f "$PROJECT_PATH/launch.sh" ]] || die "launch.sh not found in $PROJECT_PATH"
+    EXEC_START="/usr/bin/bash $PROJECT_PATH/launch.sh mesh"
+else
+    EXEC_START="/usr/bin/python3 $PROJECT_PATH/mesh_bot.py"
+fi
+
+SERVICE_FILE_CONTENT="[Unit]
+Description=MESH-BOT
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=$SERVICE_USER
+Group=$SERVICE_GROUP
+WorkingDirectory=$PROJECT_PATH
+ExecStart=$EXEC_START
+KillSignal=SIGINT
+Environment=REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+Environment=SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+"
+
+TARGET_SERVICE_FILE="/etc/systemd/system/$SERVICE_NAME.service"
+
+log "Service user:  $SERVICE_USER"
+log "Service group: $SERVICE_GROUP"
+log "Project path:  $PROJECT_PATH"
+log "Service file:  $TARGET_SERVICE_FILE"
+log "ExecStart:     $EXEC_START"
+
+if [[ $DRY_RUN -eq 1 ]]; then
+    log "Dry run mode enabled. Service file content:"
+    printf '\n%s\n' "$SERVICE_FILE_CONTENT"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    die "This script needs root privileges. Re-run with: sudo bash etc/install_service.sh"
+fi
+
+printf '%s' "$SERVICE_FILE_CONTENT" > "$TARGET_SERVICE_FILE"
+chmod 644 "$TARGET_SERVICE_FILE"
+
+# Ensure runtime files are writable by the service account.
+mkdir -p "$PROJECT_PATH/logs" "$PROJECT_PATH/data"
+chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_GROUP" "$PROJECT_PATH/logs" "$PROJECT_PATH/data"
+if [[ -f "$PROJECT_PATH/config.ini" ]]; then
+    chown "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_GROUP" "$PROJECT_PATH/config.ini"
+    chmod 664 "$PROJECT_PATH/config.ini"
+fi
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME.service"
+systemctl restart "$SERVICE_NAME.service"
+
+log "Service installed and started."
+log "Check status with: sudo systemctl status $SERVICE_NAME.service"
+log "View logs with:    sudo journalctl -u $SERVICE_NAME.service -f"