Running Your Own Application at Startup

Method 1

1. Log into your QNAP device using SSH or Telnet, for instance by using Putty
2. Optional: install nano; use ipkg install nano & edit with nano instead of vi
3. TS-201: Mount the config ramblock /dev/mtdblock4:

   # mount -t ext2 /dev/mtdblock4 /tmp/config 

4. TS-109, TS-109P, TS-110, TS-119, TS-209, TS-209P, TS-219, TS-409 (Marvell ARM), TS-419P: Mount the config ramblock /dev/mtdblock5:

   # mount -t ext2 /dev/mtdblock5 /tmp/config

5. TS-439, TS-509, TS-639, TS-809, TS-809U (x86): Mount the config ramblock /dev/sdx6:

   # mount -t ext2 /dev/sdx6 /tmp/config

6. Create/Edit /tmp/config/autorun.sh .
   1. either using vi:

      # vi /tmp/config/autorun.sh

      1. Get vi editor into edit mode: press a
      2. Edit whatever you need to
      3. Exit edit mode: press ESC
      4. Save and exit: press ZZ
   2. or editing it using a desktop PC and e.g. SFTP
7. Ensure that /tmp/config/autorun.sh is executable:

   # chmod +x /tmp/config/autorun.sh

8. IMPORTANT: Unmount the mounted flash partition:

   # umount /tmp/config