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+# ownCloud Infinite Scale: Runtime
+
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+
+Pman is a slim utility library for supervising long-running processes. It can be [embedded](https://github.com/owncloud/OCIS/blob/ea2a2b328e7261ed72e65adf48359c0a44e14b40/OCIS/pkg/runtime/runtime.go#L84) or used as a cli command.
+
+When used as a CLI command it relays actions to a running runtime.
+
+## Usage
+
+Start a runtime
+
+```go
+package main
+import "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime/service"
+
+func main() {
+    service.Start()
+}
+```
+![start runtime](https://imgur.com/F67hgQk.gif)
+
+Start sending messages
+![message runtime](https://imgur.com/O71RlsJ.gif)
+
+## Example
+
+```go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime/process"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime/service"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	s := service.NewService()
+	var c = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	var o int
+
+	signal.Notify(c, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	if err := s.Start(process.NewProcEntry("ocs", nil, "ocs"), &o); err != nil {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	time.AfterFunc(3*time.Second, func() {
+		var acc = "ocs"
+		fmt.Printf(fmt.Sprintf("shutting down service: %s", acc))
+		if err := s.Controller.Kill(&acc); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal()
+		}
+		os.Exit(0)
+	})
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-c:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+```
+
+Run the above example with `RUNTIME_KEEP_ALIVE=true` and with no `RUNTIME_KEEP_ALIVE` set to see its behavior. It requires an [OCIS binary](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/releases) present in your `$PATH` for it to work.