Run systemd service once a day

Add a timer with the same name as the service systemctl edit --force --full servicename.timer Create a timer unit file [Unit] Description=Run servicename daily [Timer] OnCalendar=daily Persistent=true [Install] WantedBy=timers.target Enable the timer, while also starting it systemctl enable --now servicename.timer

October 15, 2022 · 1 min

Add and enable a new systemd service

Adding and enabling a simple systemd service unit Create a basic service unit Run the following command to create a new system service unit file systemctl edit --force --full servicename.service Modify the file to contain something similar to the following [Unit] Description=Description for your service Wants=network.target [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/full-service-path [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Enable the service, while also starting it systemctl enable --now servicename.service Debug errors Status systemctl status servicename.service Running log of the service journalctl -u servicename....

August 23, 2022 · 1 min