# Background Service Manager Best Practices

> Sub-skill of background-service-manager: Best Practices.

- Skill: `vamseeachanta/background-service-manager-best-practices` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vamseeachanta/background-service-manager-best-practices`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vamseeachanta/background-service-manager-best-practices/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: vamseeachanta (https://skillmd.com/u/vamseeachanta)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vamseeachanta/background-service-manager-best-practices

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# Best Practices

## Best Practices


1. **Always use PID files** - Track running processes reliably
2. **Implement graceful shutdown** - Handle SIGTERM properly
3. **Log to files** - Use `/tmp/` or dedicated log directory
4. **Check before start** - Prevent duplicate instances
5. **Clean stale PIDs** - Remove orphaned PID files
6. **Add status monitoring** - Show resource usage
7. **Support restart** - Stop + start in one command
8. **Environment variables** - Configure via env, not hardcoded