How can I start SpiderOak automatically on a headless server?

Solution 1:

This is what I use in order to get SpiderOak to automatically start after a reboot on my headless server (Ubuntu 12.04). I use cron with the following entry:

@reboot /sbin/start-stop-daemon -b -x /usr/bin/SpiderOak -S -- --headless

checking the syslog I can confirm it starts up and using top I can confirm its running after reboot.

Hope this helps.