🚀add_service: Effortlessly create and manage systemd startups with just one command.
Install:
pip install add_service # support both python2/python3
Examples:
add_service "python3 -m http.server 80" --user root --name http_server --start
python -m add_service ssh_nat.sh # defaut service name is ssh_nat.service
Usage:
add_service shell_file/cmd [--user root(default `whoami`)] [--name service_name] [--start]
positional arguments:
executable Command or any executable file(`bin`, `.sh`, `.py`, `.js`)
optional arguments:
--user USER User to execute, default is `whoami`
--name NAME Service name, default add_service0.service
--start Start service immediately
--envs ENVS List of environment variable names to save (e.g. "PATH,DISPLAY")
--clone-envs Clone all environment variables in the current shell
-l, --ls List all services created by add_service
--rm NAME Remove the service created by add_service
-h, --help show this help messageFor example: share directory ~/share by python3 http.server when system startup.
user@host:~$ cd ~/share/
user@host:~/share$ add_service "python3 -m http.server 80" --user root --name http_server --startBelow will write to "/etc/systemd/system/http_server.service"
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[Unit]
Description="http_server.service added by add_service: add_service "python3 -m http.server 80" --user root --name http_server --start"
After=network.service
[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
Group=root
WorkingDirectory=/home/user/share
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m http.server 80
PrivateTmp=false
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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Need sudo to create and enable service, the execute commands:
sudo mv /tmp/http_server.tmp.service /etc/systemd/system/http_server.service &&
sudo systemctl enable http_server.service &&
sudo systemctl start http_server.service
[sudo] password for user:
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/http_server.service → /etc/systemd/system/http_server.service.
View Service working status and log by:
sudo systemctl status tmp_test_add_service.service
sudo journalctl -f -u tmp_test_add_service.service
