2026-10-01 –, Loft
In this talk I'd like to provide a vision for accessing systemd hosts via local IPC APIs and remote RPC APIs. With the Varlinkification of systemd going full steam ahead, I'd like to explain what I think should be next for systemd and how things fit together with our focus on APIs.
We'll talk about metrics/reports, Varlink in general, the Varlink HTTP proxy specifically, about security models, and zero-agent remote access, secure system parameterization and more. We'll talk about design patterns to follow, both for systemd components, and for other OS components, outside of it.
Lennart works on systemd, and is Chief Engineer @ Amutable.