Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Systemd

Timestamp:

04/05/22 03:31:55 (3 years ago)

Author:

krit

Comment:

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Systemd

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+= Systemd service =
+
+Ref [https://medium.com/codex/setup-a-python-script-as-a-service-through-systemctl-systemd-f0cc55a42267 here]
+
+1. Setup script to run as service called test.py
+{{{
+#!python
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+while True:
+    with open("timestamp.txt", "a") as f:
+        f.write("The current timestamp is: " + str(datetime.now()))
+        f.close()
+    time.sleep(10)
+}}}
+
+2. nano /etc/systemd/system/test.service (name of the service which is test in this case)
+{{{
+[Unit]
+Description=My test service
+After=multi-user.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/<username>/test.py
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+}}} 
+
+3. reload systemctl daemon
+{{{
+#!sh
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl enable test.service
+sudo systemctl start test.service
+sudo systemctl stop test.service
+sudo systemctl restart test.service
+sudo systemctl status test.service
+}}}
+