all working i think

templates/timelapse_service.sh.j2

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-trap "source {{ working_folder }}/create_timelapse.sh &" SIGINT SIGTERM
+trap "source {{ working_folder }}/create_timelapse.sh" SIGINT SIGTERM
 
 # initialize all the variables
 # basic things
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CITY=$(echo $WHERES_GALI | jq .city)
 STATE=$(echo $WHERES_GALI | jq .state)
 ZIPCODE=$(echo $WHERES_GALI | jq .postcode)
 DISPLAY_NAME=$(echo $WHERES_GALI | jq .display_name)
+RUN_FILE={{ working_folder }}/run
 
 # Generate Status Report
 mkdir -p $WORKING_DIR
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ echo "/bin/ffmpeg -r 30 -pattern_type glob -i "$WORKING_DIR/*.jpg" \\"  >> {{ wo
 echo "-vf "scale=1920x1080" -vcodec libx264 /$WORKING_DIR/00-timelapse.mp4"  >> {{ working_folder }}/generate_timelapses.sh
 
 # capture time
+touch $RUN_FILE
 i=1
-while [ $i ]
+while [ -e $RUN_FILE ]
 do  
   FILENAME=$(printf "img-%05d" "$i")
   # old API based latlon