How to create service in Linux ?

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You can follow this to create a service in Linux using systemd. Here are the steps¹:

- Create a file named `[servicename].service` under `/etc/systemd/system` directory and add the following content:

```
[Unit]
Description=Your service description
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
ExecStart=/path/to/your/executable
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```

- Replace `[servicename]` with your desired service name and `/path/to/your/executable` with your actual executable file path.
- Start your new service with `sudo systemctl start [servicename].service`.
- Check the status of your new service with `sudo systemctl status [servicename].service`.
- Enable your service on every reboot with `sudo systemctl enable [servicename].service`.
- Disable your service on every reboot with `sudo systemctl disable [servicename].service`.

You can also find more details and examples on creating systemd services in Linux from these web pages:

1. How to create a Systemd service in Linux - https://unixcop.com/how-to-create-a-systemd-service-in-linux/
2. How to create a systemd service in Linux - https://linuxhandbook.com/create-systemd-services/
3. Create systemd service in Linux [Explained with Example] - https://www.golinuxcloud.com/create-systemd-service-example/

I hope this helps!

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cd /etc/systemd/system
#Create a file named your-service.service and include the following:

[Unit]
Description=<description about this service>

[Service]
User=<user e.g. root>
WorkingDirectory=<directory_of_script e.g. /root>
ExecStart=<script which needs to be executed>
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
 
#For Python specific projects which include virtual environment:


[Unit]
Description=<project description>

[Service]
User=<user e.g. root>
WorkingDirectory=<path to your project directory containing your python script>
ExecStart=/home/user/.virtualenv/bin/python main.py
Restart=always
# replace /home/user/.virtualenv/bin/python with your virtualenv and main.py with your script

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


#Reload the service files to include the new service.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload


#Start your service
sudo systemctl start your-service.service

#To check the status of your service
sudo systemctl status example.service

#To enable your service on every reboot
sudo systemctl enable example.service

#To disable your service on every reboot
sudo systemctl disable example.service

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[Unit]
Description=<description about this service>

[Service]
User=<user e.g. root>
WorkingDirectory=<directory_of_script e.g. /root>
ExecStart=<script which needs to be executed>
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

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