https://github.com/fabrizziob/dummy-system-service

Systemd service example
https://github.com/fabrizziob/dummy-system-service

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Systemd service example

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fabrizziob/dummy-system-service
• Owner: FabrizzioB
• Created: 2024-12-07T12:52:26.000Z (20 days ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-07T13:47:27.000Z (20 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-07T14:27:40.723Z (20 days ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 1.95 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# dummy-system-service

Systemd service example

https://roadmap.sh/projects/dummy-systemd-service

### Introduction

The goal of this project is to get familiar with systemd; creating and enabling a service, checking the status, keeping an eye on the logs, starting and stopping the service, etc.

### Requirements

Create a script called dummy.sh that keeps running forever and writes a message to the log file every 10 seconds simulating an application running in the background. Here is an example script:

```bash

#!/bin/bash

while true; do

  echo "Dummy service is running..." >> /var/log/dummy-service.log

  sleep 10

done

```

Create a systemd service dummy.service that should start the app automatically on boot and keep it running in the background. If the service fails for any reason, it should automatically restart.

You should be able to start, stop, enable, disable, check the status of the service, and check the logs i.e. following commands should be available for the service:

###  Interacting with the service

```bash

sudo chmod +x dummy.sh

sudo systemctl start dummy

sudo systemctl stop dummy

sudo systemctl enable dummy

sudo systemctl disable dummy

sudo systemctl status dummy

```

### Check the logs

```bash

sudo journalctl -u dummy -f

```

After completing this project, you will have a good understanding of systemd, creating custom services, managing existing services, debugging issues, and more.

### Set

```bash

sudo mv dummy.sh /home/fabrizzio/

sudo chmod +x /home/fabrizzio/dummy.sh

sudo mv dummy.service /etc/systemd/system/

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

sudo systemctl enable dummy.service

sudo systemctl start dummy.service

```