osx' s /etc/init.d equivalent?

Question

I am installing gitlab on a mac but this latter is mainly designed for linux os. Following the doc, I have to run this command

curl --output /etc/init.d/gitlab https://raw.github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-recipes/master/init.d/gitlab

What is the mac equivalent of the /etc/init.d folder (I know about the launchd command but I am looking for the mac's equivalent /etc/init.d folder) ?

Answer 1

AFAIK, launchd stores its data primarily in .plist files in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/, and occasionally in those subdirectories in your home directory. More on those files in this tutorial and this reference.

For your problem specifically, to set launchd up to run gitlab, try converting that init.d script to a .plist file with the links above.

Answer 2

I don't know if you still care about the question or not, but what ryan said is correct. And to directly answer your question, your curl command is trying to download a startup script and put it into your init.d directory. You don't have one, as you are on Mac OS X.

What you need to do is pop that init.d somewhere else that is permanent. Make sure it is chmod +x and test to see if it works manually. (ie. ./init.d)

If it does, you can create a .plist and pop it into /Library/LaunchDaemons/ that will run your init.d file. If your init.d file is as simple as just running an executable, then forget the init.d file entirely, and just have the .plist file run the gitlab executable file directly.

Either way, I think that you should mark Ryan's (or mine as well) answer as Accepted, as it will solve your issue. The only reason I didn't put this as a comment on Ryan's answer is that my explanation was too long for a comment.