Ubuntu/Debian systemd Service Autostart
For applications that should run as a background service, create a systemd unit.
Create /etc/systemd/system/myapp.service:
[Unit]
Description=My Application
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=firefly
WorkingDirectory=/home/firefly/myapp
ExecStart=/home/firefly/myapp/myapp
Restart=always
RestartSec=3
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.targetEnable and start the service:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now myapp.service
sudo systemctl status myapp.serviceView logs:
journalctl -u myapp.service -fIf the service starts a GUI program, set the required display environment and permissions, for example:
Environment=DISPLAY=:0
Environment=XAUTHORITY=/home/firefly/.Xauthority