coreos/go-systemd

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Go bindings for systemd covering socket activation, sd_notify service notifications, the D-Bus API, journald read/write, logind, machined, and unit file parsing. It lets Go applications integrate natively with systemd service management and logging on Linux.

Use cases

• write a Go HTTP server that uses systemd socket activation
• notify systemd of service readiness and watchdog events via sd_notify
• start, stop, and inspect systemd units from Go code
• write structured log entries to journald from a Go application
• read and query journald logs programmatically
• parse and compare systemd unit files in Go
• register containers or machines with systemd machined

When to choose

• your Go service runs on a systemd-based Linux distribution and needs native integration
• you need socket activation or sd_notify watchdog support in Go
• you want to control or introspect systemd units programmatically
• you need structured journald logging or journal reading from Go

When to avoid

• your application targets non-Linux platforms where systemd is unavailable
• you only need generic logging without journald-specific features
• you cannot use cgo, since the sdjournal read package requires it

Facets

library · maturity stable

logging middleware developer-tools developer-tools operating-systems backend go systemd journald dbus socket-activation sd-notify unit-files logind machined linux

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