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+Sway can be integrated with the event driven task and service manager,
+[startup](https://gitlab.com/chinstrap/startup).
+
+This integration offers a simple and unified interface for process management
+when compared to using Sway standalone. startup can offer integration with
+logind or ConsoleKit, device hotplug events, ACPI events, network device
+events, and more.
+
+Two main paths can be chosen while performing this integration:
+
+1. startup supervising Sway.
+2. Sway supervising startup.
+
+Rather than attempting to explain the benefits of either approach as I see them,
+I will allow the reader to decide which is best for them.
+
+## startup supervising Sway
+
+In this integration mode, information from the Sway session must be injected into
+startup so that other startup jobs can connect to Sway.
+
+This can be accomplished by adding the following to your Sway config:
+
+```
+exec initctl set-env --global SWAYSOCK="$SWAYSOCK"
+exec initctl set-env --global I3SOCK="$I3SOCK"
+exec initctl set-env --global WAYLAND_DISPLAY="$WAYLAND_DISPLAY"
+# include only if xwayland is enabled and startup jobs need to access X
+exec initctl set-env --global DISPLAY="$DISPLAY"
+exec initctl emit sway-session
+```
+
+Next, add a startup job configuration for sway, swayidle, swaybg, and mako.
+
+```
+# ~/.config/startup/sway.conf
+start on startup
+stop on session-end
+respawn
+normal exit 0
+exec env -u UPSTART_JOB sway
+```
+
+```
+# ~/.config/startup/swayidle.conf
+start on sway-session
+stop on stopping sway
+emits swayidle
+emits swayactive
+env TIME=60
+respawn
+exec swayidle timeout "$TIME" 'initctl emit -n swayidle' \
+              resume 'initctl emit -n swayactive'
+```
+
+```
+# ~/.config/startup/swaybg.conf
+start on swaybg
+stop on stopping sway
+instance $display
+respawn
+exec swaybg "${display}" /usr/share/backgrounds/default fill
+```
+
+```
+# ~/.config/startup/swaybg-autostart.conf
+start on sway-session
+stop on stopping sway
+emits swaybg
+task
+script
+	for display in $(swaymsg -rt get_outputs | jq -r .[].name); do
+		initctl emit -n swaybg "display=${display}"
+	done
+end script
+```
+
+```
+# ~/.config/startup/mako.conf
+start on sway-session
+stop on stopping sway
+respawn
+reload signal 0
+exec mako
+```
+
+If you are using logind or CK, you may want to use inhibitors to detect sleep.
+
+```
+# ~/.config/startup/elogind-inhibit.conf
+start on startup or dbus SIGNAL='PrepareForSleep' ARG0='FALSE' BUS='system' INTERFACE='org.freedesktop.login1.Manager'
+stop on session-end or dbus SIGNAL='PrepareForSleep' ARG0='TRUE' BUS='system' INTERFACE='org.freedesktop.login1.Manager'
+respawn
+exec elogind-inhibit --what=sleep --who=startup --mode=delay --why="Session Sleep Hook" -- pause
+pre-stop exec initctl emit sleep
+```
+
+Then any user services can inhibit the suspend action by hooking into this job's
+stopping event.
+
+```
+# ~/.config/startup/swaylock.conf
+start on sleep
+stop on stopping sway
+respawn
+normal exit 0
+exec swaylock
+```
+
+You may want to create additional job configurations for services such as
+dbus, gpg/ssh agent, redshift, or similar.
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