Description

SortMyQPKGs is an automated sorter for installed QPKGs to ensure they launch in correct sequence when your NAS next powers-up.

There are a few known packages need to launch sequentially (example: Qmono before QSonarr) but due to flaws in QNAP's package registration process, this may not occur.

This package will automatically ensure the launch-order of your other QPKGs is correct.

Every QPKG will fit into one of three possible groups:

1. ALPHA - must be launched before other packages, and in a specific order (these are high-level apps like command interpreters, virtual environments and the like),

2. UNSPECIFIED - the majority of QPKGs out there that are not explicitly named, but should be launched after ALPHA and before OMEGA packages,

3. OMEGA - packages that should be launched after everything else, and in a specific order. These are generally dependent on some other package.

The order is hardcoded into this QPKG but can be modified on request by posting in the forum topic. Please advise of new QPKGs to add and where on the current lists the new package should be placed. Only packages that must be placed correctly should be requested.

This package was initially suggested by @father_mande & @zyxmon in this thread, and is thanks to the research efforts of @zyxmon, @father_mande, myself and many other QNAP community members. Thank you to all who have contributed with feedback and suggestions.

Installation

• Download the latest QPKG here.

• Also available via sherpa.

• And it's in the myQNAP repository.

Notes

• When the sorter is installed, there's not much to see. Find the package icon and click the 'Open' button to display the current log file - any changes made to your package order will be shown here. Sorting is automatically performed during each NAS shutdown. No need to run it manually.

• The log is viewable via your web browser but is not a real web document, so it can change without your browser noticing. Whenever viewing the log, ensure you force a page refresh: CTRL+F5.

• The current internal order preference list can be viewed with:

    /etc/init.d/sortmyqpkgs.sh pref

• Changelog