For Ubuntu 16.04, create a new file in /etc/systemd/system/ with the name you'd like to use for this service. This is the name you'll be using for service `name` start/stop. Change line 10 to reflect the executable you're going to use. Then run `systemctl enable [service name]`. Then start the service: service [name] start

name.service

[Unit]
Description=Some Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Restart=always
Type=simple
User=root
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/[binary-name]
#ExecStop=/usr/local/bin/[binary-name] stop
RemainAfterExit=true

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target