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How to run Jupyter Lab as systemd service

This guide explains how to run Jupyter Lab as a systemd service on Linux. Below you find the systemd unit file and a simple start script.

Create a systemd service file /etc/systemd/system/jupyter-lab.service containing:

jupyter-lab.service
[Unit]
Description=Jupyter Lab
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=uli
WorkingDirectory=/home/uli
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/jupyter-lab --no-browser --ip=0.0.0.0
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Create a small start script in /usr/local/bin/jupyter-lab-start.sh:

jupyter-lab-start.sh
#!/bin/bash
source /home/uli/.venv/bin/activate
exec jupyter-lab --no-browser --ip=0.0.0.0

Enable and start the service:

enable_jupyter_service.sh
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now jupyter-lab.service
sudo systemctl status jupyter-lab.service

If you run into path issues, check the ExecStart used by systemd in the unit file and ensure paths are absolute.

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