Starting Hexo On Boot

Create a shell to execute the Hexo server

cd ~
vi start_hexo.sh
#!/bin/bash
cd /home/hexoadm/hexo01/ && /usr/local/bin/hexo server

Make the script executable

chmod +x start_hexo.sh

Edit your user’s crontab file to start Hexo on boot

crontab -u hexoadm -e
must be privileged to use -u

su -
Password:

crontab -u hexoadm -e
@reboot sh start_hexo.sh

Contents

1. Create a shell to execute the Hexo server
2. Make the script executable
3. Edit your user’s crontab file to start Hexo on boot