How to Create a systemd Linux Service

How to create a systemd unit file (a systemd service file, in this case) for a Python application. I walk through the basic process and set up an example Python application, with a virtualenv.
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[@manjunathbhadrannavar5165]

that voice at 8:16 was really scary dude 😂

[@AlexisPrichinenko]

I laughed my #$%^& out with the speede voice, but in al seriousness great video touching an important topic for sysadmins (or on developing to become one)

[@kamurashev]

Great stuff dude!

[@seyiadejori8394]

Did this and got a 500 internal service error why?

[@Hey-tw3xy]

Hello sir, Can you make a video on how to start tkinter or GUI like application using Systemd service.

[@manjunathn3073]

Hi I have 5 tools to automate (start on boot ) using systemd like tool1.sh tool2.sh similarly i writen 5 start up scripts and running tools.service in oneshot mode first time it's worked then it's telling ignoring ,unit not found can you suggest the solution and where can I place the .sh files and . service file and also what are the permissions needed

[@georgiosdoumas2446]

On Friday (22 May 2020) I created a service Unit for an ssh tunnel command that we want to start (ssh -L .......) on a server after a reboot. So we had also a passphrase (that was typed manually , be the person who would come in the morning, a few hours after the reboot , triggered at 06:30 by apt automatic updates, in case a new kernel was downloaded) , and I had searched some months ago in ssh documentation/internet to find a way to put that passphrase in a file and have it parsed, but could not understand if there was a way to do it. I have stopped the attempts at that point, but on Friday I persuaded my team-leader to get rid of the passphrase. Now after seeing that video, I suspect that maybe that file EnvironmentFile= may be a good place to have put that passphrase (unencrypted) But I am still not sure how I could make the ExecStart=ssh ......... command to read the contents of the file.

[@thanhavictus]

So what's the point of running a background program through a virtual machine rather than run it on the main machine?

[@tutoriaLinux]

Oh, I'm just doing it on a VM because that's my 'demo' environment. You would usually run something like this on a server in a datacenter (or an instance on one of the public clouds).

[@OogaMaga]

Thank for a very informative video.

[@TheGruselmops]

Sweet!

[@justinmalone289]

the timing of that music around 5:30 threw me off, i had to hit pause just to make sure that something else on my computer didn't start playing.

[@ethandegny1328]

nice

[@georgesmith3022]

plz use bigger fonts

[@manjunathn3073]

Hi I have 5 tools to automate (start on boot ) using systemd like tool1.sh tool2.sh similarly i writen 5 start up scripts and running tools.service in oneshot mode first time it's worked then it's telling ignoring ,unit not found can you suggest the solution and where can I place the .sh files and . service file and also what are the permissions needed

[@noelmasong9223]

Howdy Dave, just a question about your tutorial in Udemy, are you going to update it for Ubuntu 18.04 anytime soon? Planning to take it that course as i want a real hands on experience in Linux. It will serve as a preparation for my DevOps journey from NOC engineer.

[@tutoriaLinux]

Hi Noel, it's currently updated for 18.04 and I'll be updating it to 20.04 over the next few weekends. The changes should be extremely minor, though!

[@noelmasong9223]

@@tutoriaLinux that is so cool.. I'll definitely going to purchase it and start learning. Thanks Dave. keep safe.