Solana Airdrop Service

Linux/macOS Setup

Create a Systemd Service

1. Open a terminal and create a systemd service file:

   sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/solana-airdrop.service
   

2. Add the following configuration:

   [Unit]
   Description=Solana Airdrop Service
   After=network.target
   
   [Service]
   ExecStart=/usr/bin/env cargo run --release
   WorkingDirectory=/path/to/solana-airdrop-service
   Restart=always
   User=your-username
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

3. Reload the systemd daemon:

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   

4. Enable and start the service:

   sudo systemctl enable solana-airdrop
   sudo systemctl start solana-airdrop
   

5. Check logs:

   journalctl -u solana-airdrop -f
   

6. Stop the service if needed:

   sudo systemctl stop solana-airdrop
   

Windows Setup

Build the Executable

cargo build --release

Add Service Using Windows Task Scheduler

1. Press Windows + R, type taskschd.msc, and press Enter.
2. Click "Create Basic Task".
3. Set the name as "Solana Airdrop Service".
4. In the "Trigger" section, choose "Daily".
5. In the "Action" section, select "Start a program".
6. Under "Program/script", browse and select the built solana-airdrop-service.exe file.
7. Click "Finish".

Configure Automatic Execution Every 8 Hours

1. Open Task Scheduler.
2. Double-click the created task.
3. Go to the "Triggers" tab and click "Edit".
4. Check "Repeat task every 8 hours".

Logging

Linux/macOS

To monitor logs:

tail -f /tmp/solana_airdrop.log

If using systemd:

journalctl -u solana-airdrop -f

Windows

To view logs in Windows, open the log file:

notepad C:\tmp\solana_airdrop.log

If the C:\tmp folder does not exist, create it:

mkdir C:\tmp