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Create new systemd service
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#!/bin/bash | |
# Check for help flag | |
if [ "$1" == "-h" ] || [ "$1" == "--help" ] | |
then | |
echo "Create a systemd service file" | |
echo "Usage: ./create-service.sh -s <service name> -c <command> -w <working directory> -E <run service at startup>" | |
exit 0 | |
fi | |
# Create new systemd service file | |
# Get service name from flag | |
while getopts s:c:w:E: flag | |
do | |
case "${flag}" in | |
s) service=${OPTARG};; | |
c) command=${OPTARG};; | |
w) workingdir=${OPTARG};; | |
E) enable=true;; | |
esac | |
done | |
# Check if service name is set | |
if [ -z "$service" ] | |
then | |
echo "Service name is not set" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Check if command is set | |
if [ -z "$command" ] | |
then | |
echo "Command is not set" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# check if working directory is set | |
if [ -z "$workingdir" ] | |
then | |
# Check if working directory exists | |
if [ ! -d "$workingdir" ] | |
then | |
echo "Working directory does not exist" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
fi | |
# check if command can be run | |
if ! command -v $command &> /dev/null | |
then | |
echo "Command cannot be run : $command" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# stop command if running | |
if pgrep -x "$command" > /dev/null | |
then | |
echo "Stopping $command" | |
pkill $command | |
fi | |
# if $service does not contain .service then add it | |
if [[ ! $service == *.service ]] | |
then | |
service="$service.service" | |
fi | |
# Check if service file already exists | |
if [ -f "/etc/systemd/system/$service" ] | |
then | |
echo "Service file already exists : /etc/systemd/system/$service" | |
# Ask if user wants to overwrite | |
read -p "Do you want to overwrite the service file? (y/n) " -n 1 -r | |
echo | |
if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] | |
then | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Remove service file | |
rm /etc/systemd/system/$service | |
fi | |
# Print Details | |
echo "Service name: $service" | |
echo "Command: $command" | |
echo "Working directory: $workingdir" | |
# Create service file - if working directory is not set then don't include it | |
if [ -z "$workingdir" ] | |
then | |
echo "[Unit] | |
Description=$service | |
Requires=network.target | |
[Service] | |
Type=simple | |
ExecStart=$command | |
Restart=always | |
RestartSec=10 | |
[Install] | |
WantedBy=multi-user.target" > /etc/systemd/system/$service | |
else | |
echo "[Unit] | |
Description=$service | |
[Service] | |
Type=simple | |
Requires=network.target | |
ExecStart=$command | |
WorkingDirectory=$workingdir | |
Restart=always | |
RestartSec=10 | |
[Install] | |
WantedBy=multi-user.target" > /etc/systemd/system/$service | |
fi | |
# Reload systemd | |
echo "Reloading systemd" | |
systemctl daemon-reload | |
# Enable service | |
if [ "$enable" = true ] | |
then | |
echo "Enabling service" | |
systemctl enable $service | |
fi | |
# Start service | |
echo "Starting service" | |
systemctl start $service | |
# Check status | |
echo "Checking status..." | |
systemctl status $service |
As '-E' only set 'enable' to 'true' without OPTARG, it should have no semi after opt 'E'? Also Requires=network.target is deprecated.
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