Systemd cheat sheet
How to create a systemd service:
Recent services
View existing systemd services:
ls /etc/systemd/system/
Make a serviceName.service file with the template below in the folder:
{{sudo}} nano /etc/systemd/system/{{name}}.service
Common commands:
{{sudo}} systemctl start {{name}}
{{sudo}} systemctl status {{name}}
{{sudo}} systemctl stop {{name}}
{{sudo}} systemctl restart {{name}}
### ENABLE SERVICE ### !!!IMPORTANT!!! This enables it to run on boot
{{sudo}} systemctl enable {{name}}
Template:
[Unit] Description= [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /home/kiza/AppName/server/server.js User=kiza Group=kiza Restart=always RestartSec=10 Environment=NODE_ENV=production WorkingDirectory=/home/kiza/AppName/ [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
See logs with:
{{sudo}} journalctl -u {{name}}
Last 100 lines:
{{sudo}} journalctl -u {{name}} -n 100 --no-pager
Sources: