A 0FS (Zero Footprint Service) should be self contained. Download the file, untar and then start the service. Then as the system grows, easily move the 0FS to a new physical/virtual server by with tar, copy and untar.
Further, out of the box, a 0FS is per-configured with,
- Log Management (logs should rollover and compress)
- Secured following best practices
- Optimized trimming unnecessary fat for production use
- Documented
Go to the 0FS main article to see the services currently made Zero Footprint through work on the BonsaiFramework.