Python script to automatically generate a .service file in /systemd/system/ for a Python or Go program that will start on boot.
Depending on your go env you may have to replace the env path in create_go_service.py. Run which go on your terminal and
make sure it matches /snap/bin/go, if it doesnt, replace it with your output.
Warning: Please double check that it will not overwrite a current/default .service file
-> Please see default .service files launched at boot
run as sudo
pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo python3 -m service_generator --help
Run inside /linux_service_generator
sudo python3 -m service_generator create /home/user/Desktop/linux_service_generator/test_service.py
Creating service file for /home/user/Desktop/linux_service_generator/test_service.py
Activating service
run `sudo systemctl status linux_service_generator.service` to see status
Successfully created system service
This will create the file lib/systemd/system/linux_service_generator.service.
Which contains:
[Unit]
Description=linux_service_generator system service at boot
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
User=boot
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /home/user/Desktop/linux_service_generator/test_service.py
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Specify which Linux user the service will run from (Helps with python 'module not found errors') Linux runs a service file as boot by default.
sudo python3 -m service_generator create /home/user/Desktop/linux_service_generator/test_service.py --user user2
Specify a custom name instead of the program dir name
sudo python3 -m service_generator create /home/user/Desktop/linux_service_generator/test_service.py --s_name custom_service
You can delete services by using the delete command and name of the service
sudo python3 -m service_generator delete linux_service