Installing the server as services using systemd

You can find information about the steps to install the server to run as systemd services. After you configure a server using the systemd service, the server automatically restarts when it stops abruptly.

Before you begin

You must have ensured that the server is installed on Linux.

About this task

Installing the server by using the systemd service helps you to ensure that the server runs automatically on the system startup and restarts the server automatically if it stops.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the server host machine.
  2. Locate the product systemd directory by using the following command: 
    cd <install-directory>/bin/systemd
  3. Edit the unit file and specify the User and Group values that will run the server.
    User: The name of the user who will run the server.

    Group: The name of the group associated with the user.

    Your interface might look like the following example:
    Description=DevOps Deploy Server
After=network.target

[Service]
# These must be changed (or removed) to set the appropriate agent account.
User=ec2-user
Group=ec2-user

# Modifications to these are not supported.
ExecStart="/home/ec2-user/ucd/server/bin/server” _systemd
Type=exec
KillSignal=SIGTERM
SuccessExitStatus=0 9 143
Restart=on-failure
RestartForceExitStatus=9

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
    Note: When you customize the user and group values, you must update the ownership of the server files to match with the updated User and Group values.
  4. Install the service unit file by using the following commands: 
    sudo cp devops-deploy-server.service /etc/systemd/system
sudo chmod 664 /etc/systemd/system/devops-deploy-server.service
sudo chown root:root /etc/systemd/system/devops-deploy-server.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  5. Enable the service to start automatically on system startup by using the following command: 
    sudo systemctl enable devops-deploy-server
  6. Start the server as service by using the following command: 
    sudo systemctl start devops-deploy-server

Results

You installed the server to run as a systemd service.

What to do next

You must run the following command to verify whether the server is running as a systemd service: 
sudo systemctl status devops-deploy-server