We have included a very simple bootstrap script. You should take a careful look at it and modify it for your own environment before blindly deploying it. This is just a starting template to help deploy simple_status to all of your servers.
One simple way to manage running SimpleStatus in the background is to use upstart. I have included a sample job configuration file as a template for what you might use in the real world.
A typical exec line might look something like this:
simple_status -ssl -p :9090 -t foobarbaz
simple_status accepts a few command line arguments to configure how it is accessed. Running simple_status --help will show you the following:
Usage of ./simple_status:
-p=":8080": http service address
-ssl=false: TLS boolean flag
-t="": http auth token
You may set the port to run the service on. This option is a string and is required to prepend with the ":" (colon) character.
The default port is 8080 if left unset.
-p=":8080": http service address
You may choose to wrap your connection in SSL for added security. This option is a boolean value of either true or false.
This option is left off by defaults for simplicity.
-ssl=false: TLS boolean flag
You may choose to set an authentication token for added security. This option is any string.
This option is left off by default.
-t="": http auth token