Script to start and stop automatically media-tracker by michaelx

media-tracker by michaelx is a self-hosted program to track TV shows and movies. There are several self-hosted trackers but this is the one I like the most and that works best.

This script is for bash under Linux, because on Windows/Cygwin the executable is not Cygwin native, but rather Windows so doesn't work.

To launch and stop it automatically use this bash script for Linux:

 

#!/bin/bash
# Don't quit immediately after starting the script because the processes may not close properly.
echo 'Starting media-tracker from michaelx...press q or Q to exit'

npm start --prefix "$HOME/git/media-tracker/server" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &
npm start --prefix "$HOME/git/media-tracker/client" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &

ans=c
while [[ "$ans" != "q" ]] && [[ "$ans" != "Q" ]]
do
	echo "Reading keyboard..."
	read -n1 ans
	echo ""
done

ps aux | grep "$HOME/git/media-tracker/client/node_modules/react-scripts/scripts/start.js\|$HOME/git/media-tracker/server/node_modules/.bin/../json-server/lib/cli/bin.js" | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill -2 2> /dev/null

If you want to do it with Microsoft PowerShell:

# https://create-react-app.dev/docs/advanced-configuration/
Write-Output "Starting media-tracker from michaelx...press q or Q to exit"

$server = Start-Process (REACT_APP_BROWSER=none npm start --prefix "E:\git\media-tracker\server") -passthru &
$client = Start-Process (REACT_APP_BROWSER=none npm start --prefix "E:\git\media-tracker\client") -passthru &

$condition = $true
while ( $condition ) {
	$PressedKey = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")
	if ( $PressedKey.Character -eq "q" -Or $PressedKey.Character -eq "Q" )
	{
		$condition = $false
		Write-Output "Closing programs..."
	}
}

Stop-Job -Id $client.Id
Stop-Job -Id $server.Id
Wait-Job $server.Id
Wait-Job $client.Id
Write-Output "Done."

 We use the variable "REACT_APP_BROWSER=none" to prevent web browser from launching automatically the URL "http://localhost:3000/".

Links

• Self-hosting (web services)
• Reddit | Self-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services