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
):
sudo systemctl enable --now myservice
Start by
sudo systemctl start myservice
Restart by
sudo systemctl restart myservice
Stop by
sudo systemctl stop myservice
View status:
sudo systemctl status myservice
View & follow logs:
sudo journalctl -xfu myservice
View logs in less
:
sudo journalctl -xu myservice