scaev/AUTOSTART_SETUP.md

Auto-Start Setup Guide

The monitor doesn't run automatically yet. Choose your setup based on your server OS:

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Linux Server (Systemd Service) ⭐ RECOMMENDED

Install:

cd /home/tour/scaev
chmod +x install_service.sh
./install_service.sh

The service will:

• ✅ Start automatically on server boot
• ✅ Restart automatically if it crashes
• ✅ Log to ~/scaev/logs/monitor.log
• ✅ Poll every 30 minutes

Management commands:

sudo systemctl status scaev-monitor     # Check if running
sudo systemctl stop scaev-monitor       # Stop
sudo systemctl start scaev-monitor      # Start
sudo systemctl restart scaev-monitor    # Restart
journalctl -u scaev-monitor -f          # Live logs
tail -f ~/scaev/logs/monitor.log        # Monitor log file

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Windows (Task Scheduler)

Install (Run as Administrator):

cd C:\vibe\scaev
.\setup_windows_task.ps1

The task will:

• ✅ Start automatically on Windows boot
• ✅ Restart automatically if it crashes (up to 3 times)
• ✅ Run as SYSTEM user
• ✅ Poll every 30 minutes

Management:

1. Open Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc)
2. Find ScaevAuctionMonitor in Task Scheduler Library
3. Right-click to Run/Stop/Disable

Or via PowerShell:

Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "ScaevAuctionMonitor"
Stop-ScheduledTask -TaskName "ScaevAuctionMonitor"
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "ScaevAuctionMonitor" | Get-ScheduledTaskInfo

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Alternative: Cron Job (Linux)

For simpler setup without systemd:

# Edit crontab
crontab -e

# Add this line (runs on boot and restarts every hour if not running)
@reboot cd /home/tour/scaev && python3 src/monitor.py 30 >> logs/monitor.log 2>&1
0 * * * * pgrep -f "monitor.py" || (cd /home/tour/scaev && python3 src/monitor.py 30 >> logs/monitor.log 2>&1 &)

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Verify It's Working

Check process is running:

# Linux
ps aux | grep monitor.py

# Windows
tasklist | findstr python

Check logs:

# Linux
tail -f ~/scaev/logs/monitor.log

# Windows
# Check Task Scheduler history

Check database is updating:

# Last modified time should update every 30 minutes
ls -lh C:/mnt/okcomputer/output/cache.db

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Troubleshooting

Service won't start:

1. Check Python path is correct in service file
2. Check working directory exists
3. Check user permissions
4. View error logs: journalctl -u scaev-monitor -n 50

Monitor stops after a while:

• Check disk space for logs
• Check rate limiting isn't blocking requests
• Increase RestartSec in service file

Database locked errors:

• Ensure only one monitor instance is running
• Add timeout to SQLite connections in config