How can I make an executable run as a service?

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On Ubuntu 18.04, I can start or stop some service by



sudo service cron start/stop


I can list some services by



service --status-all


The output matches the files under /etc/init.d/.



I heard there are several ways of managing services: system V init, systemd, upstart, .... Which one am I using?



I heard that Linux replaces init with systemd, so shall I use systemd instead of init on Ubuntu?



How can I make an arbitrary executable file (either ELF or shell script) become a service?



Do I need to explicitly daemonize the executable by setsid, like https://stackoverflow.com/a/19235243/156458?



Does any of the post below apply to me?



  • https://stackoverflow.com/a/40401349/156458

  • https://askubuntu.com/a/523269/1471

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    On Ubuntu 18.04, I can start or stop some service by



    sudo service cron start/stop


    I can list some services by



    service --status-all


    The output matches the files under /etc/init.d/.



    I heard there are several ways of managing services: system V init, systemd, upstart, .... Which one am I using?



    I heard that Linux replaces init with systemd, so shall I use systemd instead of init on Ubuntu?



    How can I make an arbitrary executable file (either ELF or shell script) become a service?



    Do I need to explicitly daemonize the executable by setsid, like https://stackoverflow.com/a/19235243/156458?



    Does any of the post below apply to me?



    • https://stackoverflow.com/a/40401349/156458

    • https://askubuntu.com/a/523269/1471

    Thanks.









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      On Ubuntu 18.04, I can start or stop some service by



      sudo service cron start/stop


      I can list some services by



      service --status-all


      The output matches the files under /etc/init.d/.



      I heard there are several ways of managing services: system V init, systemd, upstart, .... Which one am I using?



      I heard that Linux replaces init with systemd, so shall I use systemd instead of init on Ubuntu?



      How can I make an arbitrary executable file (either ELF or shell script) become a service?



      Do I need to explicitly daemonize the executable by setsid, like https://stackoverflow.com/a/19235243/156458?



      Does any of the post below apply to me?



      • https://stackoverflow.com/a/40401349/156458

      • https://askubuntu.com/a/523269/1471

      Thanks.









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      On Ubuntu 18.04, I can start or stop some service by



      sudo service cron start/stop


      I can list some services by



      service --status-all


      The output matches the files under /etc/init.d/.



      I heard there are several ways of managing services: system V init, systemd, upstart, .... Which one am I using?



      I heard that Linux replaces init with systemd, so shall I use systemd instead of init on Ubuntu?



      How can I make an arbitrary executable file (either ELF or shell script) become a service?



      Do I need to explicitly daemonize the executable by setsid, like https://stackoverflow.com/a/19235243/156458?



      Does any of the post below apply to me?



      • https://stackoverflow.com/a/40401349/156458

      • https://askubuntu.com/a/523269/1471

      Thanks.







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