/etc/shepherd/
├── boot.d/ # Stage 1 Boot Scripts
│ ├── 1.sh # Main boot script
│ ├── pseudofs.scm
│ └── ... # Additional scripts
├── services.d/ # Installed but inactive services
│ ├── udev.scm # Example service (Scheme)
│ ├── networking.scm
│ └── ...
├── enabled.d/ # Active (enabled) services
│ ├── udev.scm
│ ├── networking.scm
│ └── ...
├── init.d/ # OpenRC compatibility layer
└── shepherd.scm # Main configuration file

/usr/bin/
└── shepherd-init.sh # Early boot initialization script

user/
├── user.scm # Main Shepherd user config file
└── user.d/ # Individual service definitions
    └── helpers/ # Shell scripts for managing non-cooperative 
                 services (e.g., ssh-agent, gpg-agent)

Instructions:

Copy files to respective directories
Edit file /etc/shepherd/boot.d/misc.scm changing "user-id" to your user name
Build and install guile-fibers and shepherd
Compile seedrng and move it to /usr/bin/
Edit file /etc/default/grub line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="init=/usr/bin/shepherd-init"
Update grub: sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Reboot

This repo was inspired by: https://github.com/wreedb/void-shepherd