daemon_process_linux

daemon_process_linux.txt

#A daemon process runs your command/ application in the background. This gist explains on how to set it up and use it.

sudo -s
cd /etc/systemd/system/
nano custom-daemon.service

#Begin file
[Unit]
Description=Custom daemon process
After=network.target

[Service]
User=username
WorkingDirectory=/directory/of/workspace
ExecStart=/bin/sh /directory/of/workspace/run.sh
Restart=always
Environment="PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
#End file

#Give the "Description" a description to your likings.
#For the user, enter the user you want to link to the daemon-process

systemctl daemon-reexec
systemctl enable --now custom-daemon.service

#You can run the following command to check the status of the service
systemctl status custom-daemon

#If you are getting errors, check for username, execution premissions and correct working directory.
#To reload the daemons, use the following command: systemctl daemon-reload