SystemCtl Usage

Below is a list of commonly used systemd commands. 

 If you are needing to configure a binary as a linux service, see this: Ubuntu Service Creation 

 Reload Systemd Units 

 Each time you edit a systemd unit file, you must tell systemd to reload changes. To reload all systemd unit config files: 

 sudo systemctl daemon-reload 

 Console Logs 

 Systemd logs all console output from running services. To get console logs from a service, do this: 

 sudo journalctl -u nginx.service 

 Reload Unit Files 

 Tell systemd to reload unit files with this: 

 sudo systemctl daemon-reload 

 Start a Service 

 Start the service with this: 

 sudo systemctl start servicename 

 Check Service Status 

 Verify the service is running with this: 

 sudo systemctl status servicename 

 Enable Service Start on Boot 

 To enable a service to start on boot, do this: 

 sudo systemctl enable servicename