Create the daemon launchd file
sudo vim /Library/LaunchDaemons/program-name.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>program-name</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/username/go/bin/program-name</string>
<string>-mode</string>
<string>client</string>
<string>-saddr</string>
<string>conn.abc.com:8989</string>
<!-- Add more arguments if needed -->
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<true/>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/var/log/program-name.log</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/var/log/program-name.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>
Manage the service
By using load, the service will be started when the OS is started.
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/program-name.plist
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/program-name.plist
View logs
tail -f /var/log/program-name.log