Steps to send kodi logs to syslog using a systemd service

seqs/kodi.sh

@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ step_10_alias() { ALIAS="syslog"; }
 step_10() {
   addConf -s "$kodiSyslog" "$kodiSyslogLoc"
   exe chmod -f +x "$kodiSyslogLoc"
-
-  echoseq " [I] Add the following line to /etc/rc.local"
-  echoseq "     $kodiSyslogLoc &"
 }
 kodiSyslogLoc="/usr/local/bin/kodisyslog"
 kodiSyslog="#!/bin/bash
@@ -143,5 +140,36 @@ do
    logger -t KODI \"\${line:37}\"
 done"
 
+step_11_info() { echo "Create systemd service for logging to syslog"; }
+step_11() {
+  [ ! -f "$kodiSyslogLoc" ] && return -1
+
+  addConf -s "$kodiSyslogService" "$kodiSyslogServiceLoc"
+
+  echoseq " [I] Consider limiting systemd journal size"
+  echoseq "     [/etc/systemd/journald.conf]"
+  echoseq "      SystemMaxUse=50M"
+}
+kodiSyslogServiceLoc="/etc/systemd/system/kodisyslog.service"
+kodiSyslogService="[Unit]
+Description=Pipe kodi logs to syslog
+After=network.target syslog.service
+
+[Service]
+User=root
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/kodisyslog
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target"
+
+step_12_info() { echo "Enable and start kodisyslog service"; }
+step_12() {
+  local kodiSyslogName="$(basename $kodiSyslogServiceLoc)"
+
+  exe systemctl daemon-reload
+  exe systemctl enable $kodiSyslogName
+  exe systemctl start $kodiSyslogName
+}
+
 VERSION_SEQREV=12
 . /usr/local/bin/sequencer.sh