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    Anaconda Python script running as systemd service

This way a Python daemon can be installed on Rasbian, Ubuntu or similar systems using systemd.
Installing:
sudo cp hello.service /lib/systemd/system/hello.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable hello.service

Running:
sudo systemctl start hello.service

Other commands:
sudo systemctl status hello.service
sudo systemctl restart hello.service
sudo systemctl stop hello.service


## hello.py
# some dummy service
import time
while True:
  print('Hello, world!')
  time.sleep(1000)

## hello.service
[Unit]
Description=Hello, world! service

[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/some/path
ExecStart=/some/path/to/start.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Alias=hello.service

## start.sh
#!/bin/sh
# - the script is ran via anaconda python
# - output is not buffered (-u)
# - stdout & stderr are stored to a log file
# - we're executing the working directory specified in the systemd service file
$HOME/miniconda3/bin/python3 -u hello.py 2>&1 >> hello.log
	# some dummy service
	import time
	while True:
	print('Hello, world!')
	time.sleep(1000)
	[Unit]
	Description=Hello, world! service

	[Service]
	Type=simple
	WorkingDirectory=/some/path
	ExecStart=/some/path/to/start.sh

	[Install]
	WantedBy=multi-user.target
	Alias=hello.service
	#!/bin/sh
	# - the script is ran via anaconda python
	# - output is not buffered (-u)
	# - stdout & stderr are stored to a log file
	# - we're executing the working directory specified in the systemd service file
	$HOME/miniconda3/bin/python3 -u hello.py 2>&1 >> hello.log