Mini systemd command cheat-sheet

These are the most common commands I use if my systemd service file is placed in /etc/systemd/system/myservice.service.

Enable (i.e. start at boot) and also start the service right now (--now):

example.sh

sudo systemctl enable --now myservice

sudo systemctl enable --now myservice

Start by

example.sh

sudo systemctl start myservice

sudo systemctl start myservice

Restart by

example.sh

sudo systemctl restart myservice

sudo systemctl restart myservice

Stop by

example.sh

sudo systemctl stop myservice

sudo systemctl stop myservice

View status:

example.sh

sudo systemctl status myservice

sudo systemctl status myservice

View & follow logs:

example.sh

sudo journalctl -xfu myservice

sudo journalctl -xfu myservice

View logs in less:

example.sh

sudo journalctl -xu myservice

sudo journalctl -xu myservice

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