Example of a simple Linux systemd service

example.service

[Unit]
Description=Example systemd service
After=network.target
StartLimitIntervalSec=0

[Service]
Type=simple
Restart=on-sucess
RestartSec=1
User=nobody
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "tail -f /dev/null"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

A .service file needs to be created in /etc/systemd/system directory. ExecStart path must be absolute.

Essential commands:

• Enable: sudo systemctl enable <service-name>
• Start: sudo systemctl start <service-name>
• Stop: sudo systemctl stop <service-name>
• Disable: sudo systemctl disable <service-name>