Make service install converge: stop running service, refresh binary/config only on change, restart only if it was running

2026-09-21 08:30:55 +02:00
parent da02457fd5
commit 1394a76eea
4 changed files with 227 additions and 54 deletions
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ as the virtual account `NT SERVICE\gpu-turnstile` (low-privilege,
 per-service, no password); the installer automatically grants it write
 access to the install and data directories — nothing else to do.

+Re-running `--install-service` is safe: it stops a running service,
+replaces the installed binary only if it changed, fixes the registration
+only where it drifted, and restarts the service only if it was running.
+
 ### Run natively on Linux (systemd)

 The same binary works on Linux. Install it as a systemd service as root: