Forex notify

Simple program that runs in the background to get the latest forex exchange status

Currently it watches against USDKES

This program was built while learning rust.

Installation

Create a systemd user service

To create a service that requires no root permissions, it has to be located in $HOME/.config/systemd/user

In this, the service file for forex_notify will be located in $HOME/.config/systemd/user/forex_notify.service

Copy the content below into the service file. Amend as you see fit

[Unit]
Description=Forex Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/home/<your-user-name>/.cargo/bin/
ExecStart=/home/<your-user-name>/.cargo/bin/forex_notify
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

Install from git

Run the below command to install forex_notify. The installation path will default to /home/<your-user-name>/.cargo

Consult cargo install documentation for details

If the installation path is not /home/<your-user-name>/.cargo, you will have to amend the service file to the path where the binary is located

cargo install --git https://github.com/daviddexter/forex_notify.git --tag v0.0.1 forex_notify

Controlling the service

# Control whether service loads on boot
systemctl --user enable forex_notify.service
systemctl --user disable forex_notify.service

# Manual start and stop
systemctl --user start forex_notify.service
systemctl --user stop forex_notify.service

# Restarting/reloading
systemctl --user daemon-reload  # Run if forex_notify.service file has changed
systemctl --user restart forex_notify.service