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Systemd Service
Generator

Generate Linux systemd service files and installation commands without memorizing every directive.

Configure your service, preview the generated unit file and copy the commands needed to install and run it.

Linux · DevOps tool · Client-side · No account required

01Service Details

Service name

Description

Linux user

Linux group Optional

Working directory The directory the service runs from.

Executable / command What systemd launches.

Command arguments Optional

02Service Behaviour

Service typeStarted immediately after launch.

Restart When to restart automatically.

RestartSec Delay in seconds.

03Environment

Key

Value

Key

Value

EnvironmentFile Optional absolute path

04Dependencies

Run after network availability

Advanced unit dependencies

After Startup ordering

Wants Weaker dependency

Requires

05Install Options

Enable at bootInclude an [Install] section and enable command.

WantedBy Boot target

06Logging & Shutdown

StandardOutput

StandardError

KillSignal Optional

TimeoutStopSec Optional seconds

Logs are normally available through journalctl.

07Try an example

Generated outputmy-node-app.service

Valid structure

my-node-app.service

[Unit]
Description=PaXa Node.js Application
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=ubuntu
WorkingDirectory=/opt/my-app
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node dist/server.js
Environment="NODE_ENV=production"
Environment="PORT=3000"
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal
KillSignal=SIGTERM

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reference

How systemd services work

systemd manages services on many Linux distributions using unit files. Service configuration commonly uses [Unit], [Service] and [Install] sections.

After adding or changing a unit file, run systemctl daemon-reload. Enabling a service at boot and starting it now are separate operations.

Review generated unit files before using them on production systems.

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