dendrite/docs/systemd/SYSTEMD.md

Systemd setup and usage

Manual install

• Edit docs/systemd/*.service and copy the file to /etc/systemd/system/
• Reload systemd: systemctl daemon-reload

Monolith:

• Enable the service with: systemctl enable monolith-example.service
• Start the service: systemctl start monolith-example.service

Polylith:

• Enable the services with: systemctl enable polylith-example@<server>.service (repeat for each server)
• Start the services: systemctl start polylith-example@*.service

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Scripted install (Polylith)

In order to run the whole polylith deployment daemonized with Systemd the following script can set them up for you (root-privileges required):

# ./install-polylith-systemd-units.sh

Example:

# ./install-polylith-systemd-units.sh -u dendrite -d /home/dendrite/server/ all

• user: dendrite
• path: /opt/dendrite/
• selection: all

How to start a specific service (e.g clientapi):

# systemctl start dendrite@clientapi

...or all services using a wildcard:

# systemctl start dendrite@*

Monitor with journalctl:

# journalctl -fu dendrite@clientapi

or

# journalctl -fu dendrite@*