Writing basic systemd service files
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I am developing a Nodejs application that the user interacts with via HTTP on localhost. There are practically no parameters and the daemon has virtually no dependencies and it just needs to be up by log-in time.
I would like to follow the idioms on each platform for start-up scripts, and that means Upstart on Ubuntu and systemd on Fedora.
- Are there any good tutorials for writing systemd system files?
- Are there any 'best practices' to be aware of?
I have found these resources:
- Fedora wiki page about systemd
- Blog about writing systemd system files
- Systemd on Wikipedia
I am mostly looking for an API of sorts as a reference, as well as a basic format to follow.
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I am developing a Nodejs application that the user interacts with via HTTP on localhost. There are practically no parameters and the daemon has virtually no dependencies and it just needs to be up by log-in time.
I would like to follow the idioms on each platform for start-up scripts, and that means Upstart on Ubuntu and systemd on Fedora.
- Are there any good tutorials for writing systemd system files?
- Are there any 'best practices' to be aware of?
I have found these resources:
- Fedora wiki page about systemd
- Blog about writing systemd system files
- Systemd on Wikipedia
I am mostly looking for an API of sorts as a reference, as well as a basic format to follow.
services systemd
asked Jun 21 '11 at 3:16
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> man systemd.service > > man systemd.unit
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I am developing a Nodejs application that the user interacts with via HTTP on localhost. There are practically no parameters and the daemon has virtually no dependencies and it just needs to be up by log-in time.
I would like to follow the idioms on each platform for start-up scripts, and that means Upstart on Ubuntu and systemd on Fedora.
- Are there any good tutorials for writing systemd system files?
- Are there any 'best practices' to be aware of?
I have found these resources:
- Fedora wiki page about systemd
- Blog about writing systemd system files
- Systemd on Wikipedia
I am mostly looking for an API of sorts as a reference, as well as a basic format to follow.
services systemd
asked Jun 21 '11 at 3:16
beatgammit
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I am developing a Nodejs application that the user interacts with via HTTP on localhost. There are practically no parameters and the daemon has virtually no dependencies and it just needs to be up by log-in time.
I would like to follow the idioms on each platform for start-up scripts, and that means Upstart on Ubuntu and systemd on Fedora.
- Are there any good tutorials for writing systemd system files?
- Are there any 'best practices' to be aware of?
I have found these resources:
- Fedora wiki page about systemd
- Blog about writing systemd system files
- Systemd on Wikipedia
I am mostly looking for an API of sorts as a reference, as well as a basic format to follow.
services systemd
services systemd
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asked Jun 21 '11 at 3:16
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> man systemd.service > > man systemd.unit
– truezion
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> man systemd.service > > man systemd.unit
– truezion
Feb 2 '14 at 13:30
> man systemd.service > > man systemd.unit
– truezion
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> man systemd.service > > man systemd.unit
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I would start with the Systemd manual pages. They represent a comprehensive resource of the system and services.
There is also the freedesktop Systemd FAQs.
answered Jun 21 '11 at 5:53
jasonwryan
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The man pages will be useful (I wish it was cleaner though), but is there a basic system file tutorial? Like which parts are necessary, which parts are recommended, and which parts are optional. The man pages seem to assume that I'm already an expert in systemd system files, which I am not.
– beatgammit
Jun 21 '11 at 15:54
Not that I am aware of, unfortunately. There is probably an assumption that if you are writing initscripts, you already know how to write initscripts. Look through the Arch scripts and pick one that is similar to what you need: archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/systemd
– jasonwryan
Jun 21 '11 at 18:28
1
Thanks! With your help and the blog I found, I was able to get a basic one working. Systemd seems a lot nicer than upstart or the old systemv init daemon.
– beatgammit
Jun 22 '11 at 4:47
46
Who has time in there lives to START with that. I mean, if you know what you are doing that is a great reference, but holy cow the manual pages are complex.
– Jonathan Komar
Apr 6 '15 at 16:51
1
@macmadness86 The OP was looking for an authoritative source (see the last para); for most needs, reading the service file for a similar app and then consulting specific parts of themanpage will be more than enough to get you there. They are actually pretty straightforward.
– jasonwryan
Apr 6 '15 at 18:50
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The following example is inspired by this link, which actually does not mention all steps and is listed just to credit the source: http://patrakov.blogspot.com/2011/01/writing-systemd-service-files.html
Step 1: I created this file (note location) which essentially fires a bash process with an extended argument. You could fire your own command which could be different from bash.
[root@y500-fedora ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/foo.service
[Unit]
Description=foo
[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "while true; do /bin/inotifywait -qq --event close_write /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness; su myusername -c '/bin/xbacklight -display :0 -set $(cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness)'; done"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Step 2:
Reload systemd:
systemctl daemon-reload
Start the new service:
systemctl enable foo
(similarly you can disable it)
(optional) Step 3: It should start automatically at next reboot into multi-user mode (run level 3) but if you want to start it right away:
systemctl start foo
systemctl status foo # optional, just to verify
Update: For completeness, I should add that ubuntu bionic seems to have a very thorough man page. RTFM here
answered May 3 '13 at 23:45
necromancer
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Thanks for posting a quick tutorial and not just linking to offsite man pages!
– Toby J
Apr 1 '15 at 2:50
1
systemctl has a cat command shortcut, for reference.
– wurde
Jan 11 '16 at 0:04
What is the cat command shortcut? Like a way to create and edit the systemd control files without entering the whole path?
– JpaytonWPD
Feb 1 '16 at 13:23
what are the permissions this file should ideally have?
– knocte
Dec 22 '16 at 8:49
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According to systemd.unit man page, you should put it in/etc/systemd/system. /usr/lib/systemd is where the proper distribution packages put their files.
– wbkang
May 29 '17 at 0:09
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The Redhat documentation is a great source.
- CREATING AND MODIFYING SYSTEMD UNIT FILES on RHEL7
- MANAGING SERVICES WITH SYSTEMD | Introduction to systemd
edited Jul 7 at 6:28
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answered Feb 24 '17 at 19:01
caracal
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While this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
– Stephen Rauch
Feb 24 '17 at 19:20
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@StephenRauch I know that plain links are not very welcome but this is a huge topic and it's not easy to summarize in a answer.
– caracal
Feb 24 '17 at 19:26
This was the most readable guide I found. This is a good answer. :-)
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The Arch Linux Wiki page about systemd has an interesting section about writing service files.
edited Nov 7 '16 at 11:28
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Rudy Matela
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Yourpage with lots of exampleslink is broken, here is the correct one.
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4 Answers
4
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
26
down vote
accepted
I would start with the Systemd manual pages. They represent a comprehensive resource of the system and services.
There is also the freedesktop Systemd FAQs.
answered Jun 21 '11 at 5:53
jasonwryan
48k14132181
38
The man pages will be useful (I wish it was cleaner though), but is there a basic system file tutorial? Like which parts are necessary, which parts are recommended, and which parts are optional. The man pages seem to assume that I'm already an expert in systemd system files, which I am not.
– beatgammit
Jun 21 '11 at 15:54
Not that I am aware of, unfortunately. There is probably an assumption that if you are writing initscripts, you already know how to write initscripts. Look through the Arch scripts and pick one that is similar to what you need: archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/systemd
– jasonwryan
Jun 21 '11 at 18:28
1
Thanks! With your help and the blog I found, I was able to get a basic one working. Systemd seems a lot nicer than upstart or the old systemv init daemon.
– beatgammit
Jun 22 '11 at 4:47
46
Who has time in there lives to START with that. I mean, if you know what you are doing that is a great reference, but holy cow the manual pages are complex.
– Jonathan Komar
Apr 6 '15 at 16:51
1
@macmadness86 The OP was looking for an authoritative source (see the last para); for most needs, reading the service file for a similar app and then consulting specific parts of themanpage will be more than enough to get you there. They are actually pretty straightforward.
– jasonwryan
Apr 6 '15 at 18:50
 |Â
show 5 more comments
up vote
26
down vote
accepted
I would start with the Systemd manual pages. They represent a comprehensive resource of the system and services.
There is also the freedesktop Systemd FAQs.
answered Jun 21 '11 at 5:53
jasonwryan
48k14132181
38
The man pages will be useful (I wish it was cleaner though), but is there a basic system file tutorial? Like which parts are necessary, which parts are recommended, and which parts are optional. The man pages seem to assume that I'm already an expert in systemd system files, which I am not.
– beatgammit
Jun 21 '11 at 15:54
Not that I am aware of, unfortunately. There is probably an assumption that if you are writing initscripts, you already know how to write initscripts. Look through the Arch scripts and pick one that is similar to what you need: archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/systemd
– jasonwryan
Jun 21 '11 at 18:28
1
Thanks! With your help and the blog I found, I was able to get a basic one working. Systemd seems a lot nicer than upstart or the old systemv init daemon.
– beatgammit
Jun 22 '11 at 4:47
46
Who has time in there lives to START with that. I mean, if you know what you are doing that is a great reference, but holy cow the manual pages are complex.
– Jonathan Komar
Apr 6 '15 at 16:51
1
@macmadness86 The OP was looking for an authoritative source (see the last para); for most needs, reading the service file for a similar app and then consulting specific parts of themanpage will be more than enough to get you there. They are actually pretty straightforward.
– jasonwryan
Apr 6 '15 at 18:50
 |Â
show 5 more comments
up vote
26
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accepted
up vote
26
down vote
accepted
I would start with the Systemd manual pages. They represent a comprehensive resource of the system and services.
There is also the freedesktop Systemd FAQs.
answered Jun 21 '11 at 5:53
jasonwryan
48k14132181
I would start with the Systemd manual pages. They represent a comprehensive resource of the system and services.
There is also the freedesktop Systemd FAQs.
answered Jun 21 '11 at 5:53
jasonwryan
48k14132181
answered Jun 21 '11 at 5:53
jasonwryan
48k14132181
answered Jun 21 '11 at 5:53
jasonwryan
48k14132181
answered Jun 21 '11 at 5:53
jasonwryan
48k14132181
48k14132181
38
The man pages will be useful (I wish it was cleaner though), but is there a basic system file tutorial? Like which parts are necessary, which parts are recommended, and which parts are optional. The man pages seem to assume that I'm already an expert in systemd system files, which I am not.
– beatgammit
Jun 21 '11 at 15:54
Not that I am aware of, unfortunately. There is probably an assumption that if you are writing initscripts, you already know how to write initscripts. Look through the Arch scripts and pick one that is similar to what you need: archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/systemd
– jasonwryan
Jun 21 '11 at 18:28
1
Thanks! With your help and the blog I found, I was able to get a basic one working. Systemd seems a lot nicer than upstart or the old systemv init daemon.
– beatgammit
Jun 22 '11 at 4:47
46
Who has time in there lives to START with that. I mean, if you know what you are doing that is a great reference, but holy cow the manual pages are complex.
– Jonathan Komar
Apr 6 '15 at 16:51
1
@macmadness86 The OP was looking for an authoritative source (see the last para); for most needs, reading the service file for a similar app and then consulting specific parts of themanpage will be more than enough to get you there. They are actually pretty straightforward.
– jasonwryan
Apr 6 '15 at 18:50
 |Â
show 5 more comments
38
The man pages will be useful (I wish it was cleaner though), but is there a basic system file tutorial? Like which parts are necessary, which parts are recommended, and which parts are optional. The man pages seem to assume that I'm already an expert in systemd system files, which I am not.
– beatgammit
Jun 21 '11 at 15:54
Not that I am aware of, unfortunately. There is probably an assumption that if you are writing initscripts, you already know how to write initscripts. Look through the Arch scripts and pick one that is similar to what you need: archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/systemd
– jasonwryan
Jun 21 '11 at 18:28
1
Thanks! With your help and the blog I found, I was able to get a basic one working. Systemd seems a lot nicer than upstart or the old systemv init daemon.
– beatgammit
Jun 22 '11 at 4:47
46
Who has time in there lives to START with that. I mean, if you know what you are doing that is a great reference, but holy cow the manual pages are complex.
– Jonathan Komar
Apr 6 '15 at 16:51
1
@macmadness86 The OP was looking for an authoritative source (see the last para); for most needs, reading the service file for a similar app and then consulting specific parts of themanpage will be more than enough to get you there. They are actually pretty straightforward.
– jasonwryan
Apr 6 '15 at 18:50
38
38
The man pages will be useful (I wish it was cleaner though), but is there a basic system file tutorial? Like which parts are necessary, which parts are recommended, and which parts are optional. The man pages seem to assume that I'm already an expert in systemd system files, which I am not.
– beatgammit
Jun 21 '11 at 15:54
The man pages will be useful (I wish it was cleaner though), but is there a basic system file tutorial? Like which parts are necessary, which parts are recommended, and which parts are optional. The man pages seem to assume that I'm already an expert in systemd system files, which I am not.
– beatgammit
Jun 21 '11 at 15:54
Not that I am aware of, unfortunately. There is probably an assumption that if you are writing initscripts, you already know how to write initscripts. Look through the Arch scripts and pick one that is similar to what you need: archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/systemd
– jasonwryan
Jun 21 '11 at 18:28
Not that I am aware of, unfortunately. There is probably an assumption that if you are writing initscripts, you already know how to write initscripts. Look through the Arch scripts and pick one that is similar to what you need: archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/systemd
– jasonwryan
Jun 21 '11 at 18:28
1
1
Thanks! With your help and the blog I found, I was able to get a basic one working. Systemd seems a lot nicer than upstart or the old systemv init daemon.
– beatgammit
Jun 22 '11 at 4:47
Thanks! With your help and the blog I found, I was able to get a basic one working. Systemd seems a lot nicer than upstart or the old systemv init daemon.
– beatgammit
Jun 22 '11 at 4:47
46
46
Who has time in there lives to START with that. I mean, if you know what you are doing that is a great reference, but holy cow the manual pages are complex.
– Jonathan Komar
Apr 6 '15 at 16:51
Who has time in there lives to START with that. I mean, if you know what you are doing that is a great reference, but holy cow the manual pages are complex.
– Jonathan Komar
Apr 6 '15 at 16:51
1
1
@macmadness86 The OP was looking for an authoritative source (see the last para); for most needs, reading the service file for a similar app and then consulting specific parts of the
man page will be more than enough to get you there. They are actually pretty straightforward.– jasonwryan
Apr 6 '15 at 18:50
@macmadness86 The OP was looking for an authoritative source (see the last para); for most needs, reading the service file for a similar app and then consulting specific parts of the
man page will be more than enough to get you there. They are actually pretty straightforward.– jasonwryan
Apr 6 '15 at 18:50
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The following example is inspired by this link, which actually does not mention all steps and is listed just to credit the source: http://patrakov.blogspot.com/2011/01/writing-systemd-service-files.html
Step 1: I created this file (note location) which essentially fires a bash process with an extended argument. You could fire your own command which could be different from bash.
[root@y500-fedora ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/foo.service
[Unit]
Description=foo
[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "while true; do /bin/inotifywait -qq --event close_write /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness; su myusername -c '/bin/xbacklight -display :0 -set $(cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness)'; done"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Step 2:
Reload systemd:
systemctl daemon-reload
Start the new service:
systemctl enable foo
(similarly you can disable it)
(optional) Step 3: It should start automatically at next reboot into multi-user mode (run level 3) but if you want to start it right away:
systemctl start foo
systemctl status foo # optional, just to verify
Update: For completeness, I should add that ubuntu bionic seems to have a very thorough man page. RTFM here
answered May 3 '13 at 23:45
necromancer
1,858278
54
Thanks for posting a quick tutorial and not just linking to offsite man pages!
– Toby J
Apr 1 '15 at 2:50
1
systemctl has a cat command shortcut, for reference.
– wurde
Jan 11 '16 at 0:04
What is the cat command shortcut? Like a way to create and edit the systemd control files without entering the whole path?
– JpaytonWPD
Feb 1 '16 at 13:23
what are the permissions this file should ideally have?
– knocte
Dec 22 '16 at 8:49
2
According to systemd.unit man page, you should put it in/etc/systemd/system. /usr/lib/systemd is where the proper distribution packages put their files.
– wbkang
May 29 '17 at 0:09
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show 2 more comments
up vote
172
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The following example is inspired by this link, which actually does not mention all steps and is listed just to credit the source: http://patrakov.blogspot.com/2011/01/writing-systemd-service-files.html
Step 1: I created this file (note location) which essentially fires a bash process with an extended argument. You could fire your own command which could be different from bash.
[root@y500-fedora ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/foo.service
[Unit]
Description=foo
[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "while true; do /bin/inotifywait -qq --event close_write /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness; su myusername -c '/bin/xbacklight -display :0 -set $(cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness)'; done"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Step 2:
Reload systemd:
systemctl daemon-reload
Start the new service:
systemctl enable foo
(similarly you can disable it)
(optional) Step 3: It should start automatically at next reboot into multi-user mode (run level 3) but if you want to start it right away:
systemctl start foo
systemctl status foo # optional, just to verify
Update: For completeness, I should add that ubuntu bionic seems to have a very thorough man page. RTFM here
answered May 3 '13 at 23:45
necromancer
1,858278
54
Thanks for posting a quick tutorial and not just linking to offsite man pages!
– Toby J
Apr 1 '15 at 2:50
1
systemctl has a cat command shortcut, for reference.
– wurde
Jan 11 '16 at 0:04
What is the cat command shortcut? Like a way to create and edit the systemd control files without entering the whole path?
– JpaytonWPD
Feb 1 '16 at 13:23
what are the permissions this file should ideally have?
– knocte
Dec 22 '16 at 8:49
2
According to systemd.unit man page, you should put it in/etc/systemd/system. /usr/lib/systemd is where the proper distribution packages put their files.
– wbkang
May 29 '17 at 0:09
 |Â
show 2 more comments
up vote
172
down vote
up vote
172
down vote
The following example is inspired by this link, which actually does not mention all steps and is listed just to credit the source: http://patrakov.blogspot.com/2011/01/writing-systemd-service-files.html
Step 1: I created this file (note location) which essentially fires a bash process with an extended argument. You could fire your own command which could be different from bash.
[root@y500-fedora ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/foo.service
[Unit]
Description=foo
[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "while true; do /bin/inotifywait -qq --event close_write /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness; su myusername -c '/bin/xbacklight -display :0 -set $(cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness)'; done"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Step 2:
Reload systemd:
systemctl daemon-reload
Start the new service:
systemctl enable foo
(similarly you can disable it)
(optional) Step 3: It should start automatically at next reboot into multi-user mode (run level 3) but if you want to start it right away:
systemctl start foo
systemctl status foo # optional, just to verify
Update: For completeness, I should add that ubuntu bionic seems to have a very thorough man page. RTFM here
answered May 3 '13 at 23:45
necromancer
1,858278
The following example is inspired by this link, which actually does not mention all steps and is listed just to credit the source: http://patrakov.blogspot.com/2011/01/writing-systemd-service-files.html
Step 1: I created this file (note location) which essentially fires a bash process with an extended argument. You could fire your own command which could be different from bash.
[root@y500-fedora ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/foo.service
[Unit]
Description=foo
[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "while true; do /bin/inotifywait -qq --event close_write /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness; su myusername -c '/bin/xbacklight -display :0 -set $(cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness)'; done"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Step 2:
Reload systemd:
systemctl daemon-reload
Start the new service:
systemctl enable foo
(similarly you can disable it)
(optional) Step 3: It should start automatically at next reboot into multi-user mode (run level 3) but if you want to start it right away:
systemctl start foo
systemctl status foo # optional, just to verify
Update: For completeness, I should add that ubuntu bionic seems to have a very thorough man page. RTFM here
answered May 3 '13 at 23:45
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answered May 3 '13 at 23:45
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answered May 3 '13 at 23:45
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answered May 3 '13 at 23:45
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Thanks for posting a quick tutorial and not just linking to offsite man pages!
– Toby J
Apr 1 '15 at 2:50
1
systemctl has a cat command shortcut, for reference.
– wurde
Jan 11 '16 at 0:04
What is the cat command shortcut? Like a way to create and edit the systemd control files without entering the whole path?
– JpaytonWPD
Feb 1 '16 at 13:23
what are the permissions this file should ideally have?
– knocte
Dec 22 '16 at 8:49
2
According to systemd.unit man page, you should put it in/etc/systemd/system. /usr/lib/systemd is where the proper distribution packages put their files.
– wbkang
May 29 '17 at 0:09
 |Â
show 2 more comments
54
Thanks for posting a quick tutorial and not just linking to offsite man pages!
– Toby J
Apr 1 '15 at 2:50
1
systemctl has a cat command shortcut, for reference.
– wurde
Jan 11 '16 at 0:04
What is the cat command shortcut? Like a way to create and edit the systemd control files without entering the whole path?
– JpaytonWPD
Feb 1 '16 at 13:23
what are the permissions this file should ideally have?
– knocte
Dec 22 '16 at 8:49
2
According to systemd.unit man page, you should put it in/etc/systemd/system. /usr/lib/systemd is where the proper distribution packages put their files.
– wbkang
May 29 '17 at 0:09
54
54
Thanks for posting a quick tutorial and not just linking to offsite man pages!
– Toby J
Apr 1 '15 at 2:50
Thanks for posting a quick tutorial and not just linking to offsite man pages!
– Toby J
Apr 1 '15 at 2:50
1
1
systemctl has a cat command shortcut, for reference.
– wurde
Jan 11 '16 at 0:04
systemctl has a cat command shortcut, for reference.
– wurde
Jan 11 '16 at 0:04
What is the cat command shortcut? Like a way to create and edit the systemd control files without entering the whole path?
– JpaytonWPD
Feb 1 '16 at 13:23
What is the cat command shortcut? Like a way to create and edit the systemd control files without entering the whole path?
– JpaytonWPD
Feb 1 '16 at 13:23
what are the permissions this file should ideally have?
– knocte
Dec 22 '16 at 8:49
what are the permissions this file should ideally have?
– knocte
Dec 22 '16 at 8:49
2
2
According to systemd.unit man page, you should put it in
/etc/systemd/system. /usr/lib/systemd is where the proper distribution packages put their files.– wbkang
May 29 '17 at 0:09
According to systemd.unit man page, you should put it in
/etc/systemd/system. /usr/lib/systemd is where the proper distribution packages put their files.– wbkang
May 29 '17 at 0:09
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The Redhat documentation is a great source.
- CREATING AND MODIFYING SYSTEMD UNIT FILES on RHEL7
- MANAGING SERVICES WITH SYSTEMD | Introduction to systemd
edited Jul 7 at 6:28
slm♦
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answered Feb 24 '17 at 19:01
caracal
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While this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
– Stephen Rauch
Feb 24 '17 at 19:20
1
@StephenRauch I know that plain links are not very welcome but this is a huge topic and it's not easy to summarize in a answer.
– caracal
Feb 24 '17 at 19:26
This was the most readable guide I found. This is a good answer. :-)
– phyzome
Apr 5 '17 at 23:41
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up vote
4
down vote
The Redhat documentation is a great source.
- CREATING AND MODIFYING SYSTEMD UNIT FILES on RHEL7
- MANAGING SERVICES WITH SYSTEMD | Introduction to systemd
edited Jul 7 at 6:28
slm♦
241k66501669
answered Feb 24 '17 at 19:01
caracal
9617
2
While this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
– Stephen Rauch
Feb 24 '17 at 19:20
1
@StephenRauch I know that plain links are not very welcome but this is a huge topic and it's not easy to summarize in a answer.
– caracal
Feb 24 '17 at 19:26
This was the most readable guide I found. This is a good answer. :-)
– phyzome
Apr 5 '17 at 23:41
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
The Redhat documentation is a great source.
- CREATING AND MODIFYING SYSTEMD UNIT FILES on RHEL7
- MANAGING SERVICES WITH SYSTEMD | Introduction to systemd
edited Jul 7 at 6:28
slm♦
241k66501669
answered Feb 24 '17 at 19:01
caracal
9617
The Redhat documentation is a great source.
- CREATING AND MODIFYING SYSTEMD UNIT FILES on RHEL7
- MANAGING SERVICES WITH SYSTEMD | Introduction to systemd
edited Jul 7 at 6:28
slm♦
241k66501669
answered Feb 24 '17 at 19:01
caracal
9617
edited Jul 7 at 6:28
slm♦
241k66501669
edited Jul 7 at 6:28
slm♦
241k66501669
edited Jul 7 at 6:28
slm♦
241k66501669
241k66501669
answered Feb 24 '17 at 19:01
caracal
9617
answered Feb 24 '17 at 19:01
caracal
9617
answered Feb 24 '17 at 19:01
caracal
9617
9617
2
While this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
– Stephen Rauch
Feb 24 '17 at 19:20
1
@StephenRauch I know that plain links are not very welcome but this is a huge topic and it's not easy to summarize in a answer.
– caracal
Feb 24 '17 at 19:26
This was the most readable guide I found. This is a good answer. :-)
– phyzome
Apr 5 '17 at 23:41
add a comment |Â
2
While this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
– Stephen Rauch
Feb 24 '17 at 19:20
1
@StephenRauch I know that plain links are not very welcome but this is a huge topic and it's not easy to summarize in a answer.
– caracal
Feb 24 '17 at 19:26
This was the most readable guide I found. This is a good answer. :-)
– phyzome
Apr 5 '17 at 23:41
2
2
While this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
– Stephen Rauch
Feb 24 '17 at 19:20
While this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
– Stephen Rauch
Feb 24 '17 at 19:20
1
1
@StephenRauch I know that plain links are not very welcome but this is a huge topic and it's not easy to summarize in a answer.
– caracal
Feb 24 '17 at 19:26
@StephenRauch I know that plain links are not very welcome but this is a huge topic and it's not easy to summarize in a answer.
– caracal
Feb 24 '17 at 19:26
This was the most readable guide I found. This is a good answer. :-)
– phyzome
Apr 5 '17 at 23:41
This was the most readable guide I found. This is a good answer. :-)
– phyzome
Apr 5 '17 at 23:41
add a comment |Â
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0
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The Arch Linux Wiki page about systemd has an interesting section about writing service files.
edited Nov 7 '16 at 11:28
Qw3ry
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answered Jun 24 '13 at 19:41
Rudy Matela
1173
1
Yourpage with lots of exampleslink is broken, here is the correct one.
– x-yuri
Oct 14 '14 at 16:13
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up vote
0
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The Arch Linux Wiki page about systemd has an interesting section about writing service files.
edited Nov 7 '16 at 11:28
Qw3ry
1427
answered Jun 24 '13 at 19:41
Rudy Matela
1173
1
Yourpage with lots of exampleslink is broken, here is the correct one.
– x-yuri
Oct 14 '14 at 16:13
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up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
The Arch Linux Wiki page about systemd has an interesting section about writing service files.
edited Nov 7 '16 at 11:28
Qw3ry
1427
answered Jun 24 '13 at 19:41
Rudy Matela
1173
The Arch Linux Wiki page about systemd has an interesting section about writing service files.
edited Nov 7 '16 at 11:28
Qw3ry
1427
answered Jun 24 '13 at 19:41
Rudy Matela
1173
edited Nov 7 '16 at 11:28
Qw3ry
1427
edited Nov 7 '16 at 11:28
Qw3ry
1427
edited Nov 7 '16 at 11:28
Qw3ry
1427
1427
answered Jun 24 '13 at 19:41
Rudy Matela
1173
answered Jun 24 '13 at 19:41
Rudy Matela
1173
answered Jun 24 '13 at 19:41
Rudy Matela
1173
1173
1
Yourpage with lots of exampleslink is broken, here is the correct one.
– x-yuri
Oct 14 '14 at 16:13
add a comment |Â
1
Yourpage with lots of exampleslink is broken, here is the correct one.
– x-yuri
Oct 14 '14 at 16:13
1
1
Your
page with lots of examples link is broken, here is the correct one.– x-yuri
Oct 14 '14 at 16:13
Your
page with lots of examples link is broken, here is the correct one.– x-yuri
Oct 14 '14 at 16:13
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> man systemd.service > > man systemd.unit
– truezion
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