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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2022-04-06 22:37:33 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2022-04-14 14:48:20 +0200
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publish: Support systemd-style socket activation.
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (systemd-socket): New procedure. (guix-publish): Add 'style' variable. Adjust startup message depending on whether STYLE is 'systemd. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Mention socket activation.
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guix publish
@end example
+@cindex socket activation, for @command{guix publish}
+@command{guix publish} can also be started following the systemd
+``socket activation'' protocol (@pxref{Service De- and Constructors,
+@code{make-systemd-constructor},, shepherd, The GNU Shepherd Manual}).
+
Once a publishing server has been authorized, the daemon may download
substitutes from it. @xref{Getting Substitutes from Other Servers}.