Termux:Boot
by Tarek Sander · GPL-3.0-only · open source
A tiny add-on that runs your own Termux scripts every time the phone finishes starting, so servers and background jobs come back by themselves after a reboot.
Needs:Termux from F-Droid · Android 5.0+
2113 Apps is independent, not affiliated with or endorsed by Tarek Sander. Official sources: termux.com · source code on GitHub.
- Version
- 0.8.1
- Size
- 26 KB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+
- Updated
- 2024-06-26
Introduction
Termux:Boot does one job: after your phone starts up, it runs the scripts you keep in a folder in Termux. It’s how people keep an SSH server, a sync job or a chat bot going across reboots without opening Termux by hand.
Setting it up
- Install it from the same source as your Termux, then open it once from the app drawer. That first launch is what allows it to run at boot.
- In Termux, create the folder it reads:
mkdir -p ~/.termux/boot - Put your scripts in that folder. If there are several, they run in sorted order.
The project’s own example is a script at ~/.termux/boot/start-sshd containing termux-wake-lock && sshd. It starts the SSH server, and termux-wake-lock keeps the phone from going to sleep while it runs. The project suggests starting boot scripts with termux-wake-lock for that reason.
If scripts don’t run
The Termux wiki recommends turning off battery optimization for both Termux and Termux:Boot, since Android may otherwise stop them. Some phone makers add their own limits on apps starting in the background; the project doesn’t document those, but if your scripts still don’t run, check your phone’s settings for an autostart or background-activity option.
Good to know
- The whole app is 26 KB and declares just two permissions: one to receive the boot-completed event and one to keep the phone awake.
- Version 0.8.1 changed little. Its developers raised the internal version number so that Google Play would stop trying to replace copies installed from F-Droid or GitHub, updates that could only fail because the signatures differ.
- It only works with a Termux from the same source; our Termux plugins guide explains why. The Google Play version of Termux has this feature built in instead.
What’s inside the APK
Trackers
No code matching the Exodus Privacy tracker signatures.
Native code
Pure Java/Kotlin, so it runs on any CPU.
Android versions
Built for Android 9 (target API 28).
Permissions
0 of them need your approval first.
Granted at install (2)
Low-risk permissions Android grants automatically, plus any we have not classified.
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- WAKE_LOCK
More Information
- Package name
- com.termux.boot
- Version
- 0.8.1 (build 1000)
- File size
- 26 KB (26,000 bytes)
- Requires
- Android 5.0 or later
- Category
- System Tools
- License
- GPL-3.0-only
- Developer
- Tarek Sander
- Source code
- github.com/termux/termux-boot
- Released
- Jun 26, 2024
- Signed by
- F-Droid, which built this APK from the published source code. Because the key is F-Droid’s, it won’t install over a copy from Google Play or GitHub (or the other way round) without uninstalling first.
- Signer SHA-256
- 228fb2cfe90831c1499ec3ccaf61e96e8e1ce70766b9474672ce427334d41c42
- File SHA-256
- 6f7cf9b94f539d3efd4af3544ff819947b49395275d8cfa7e5f80de14f3d9cf8
- Checked
- , against the F-Droid index · how we check · verify it yourself
Common questions
Is this APK the official Termux:Boot release?
It is F-Droid’s build rather than the developer’s own: F-Droid compiled Termux:Boot 0.8.1 from the published source code and signed it with its own key. Its SHA-256 matches F-Droid’s signed index. Because the key is F-Droid’s, it won’t install over a copy from Google Play or GitHub without uninstalling first.
What Android version does Termux:Boot need?
Android 5.0 or later (API level 21). Version 0.8.1 is built for Android 9 (target API 28). Pure Java/Kotlin, so it runs on any CPU.
Can Termux:Boot access the internet?
No. The APK doesn’t request Android’s internet permission, so the app can’t go online by itself. In total it declares 2 permissions, and none of them needs your approval first.
Does Termux:Boot contain trackers?
No known trackers: our scan of version 0.8.1 found no code matching the Exodus Privacy tracker signatures. The scan covers known tracker libraries; it doesn’t show what data the app itself sends.
Is Termux:Boot open source?
Yes. Termux:Boot is released under the GPL-3.0-only licence, and its source code is published at https://github.com/termux/termux-boot.
Recent releases
| Version | Released | Size | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|
| v0.8.1 · this download | Jun 26, 2024 | 26 KB | Android 5.0+ |
| v0.8.0 | Apr 20, 2024 | 26 KB | Android 5.0+ |
| v0.7 | Sep 28, 2019 | 10 KB | Android 5.0+ |
Versions currently kept in the F-Droid repository. We host and check only the newest one. Full changelog.
