[Ubuntu] Add or remove a systemctl (systemd) service

Ngày tạo: 12/06/2023 | Cập nhật: 12/06/2023

An example to add or remove a service on system with systemd

Add

• Create a file in /lib/systemd/system/<service_name>.service

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  [Unit]
  Description=Do Something Service
  After=network.target
  
  [Service]
  Type=simple
  ExecStart=/path/to/execution/file_or_execute_script
  Restart=always
  RestartSec=3
  RemainAfterExit=yes
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=multi-user.target
  

• Update systemctl and start service:

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  systemctl daemon-reload
  systemctl enable <service_name>.service
  service <service_name> start
  service <service_name> status
  

Remove

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systemctl stop <service_name>
systemctl disable <service_name>
rm /lib/systemd/system/<service_name>.service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl reset-failed