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systemd service to turn off Raspberry Pi LEDs on startup.
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turn-off-led@.service
[Unit]
Description=Turn Off LED %i
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/%i/brightness'
ExecStop=/bin/sh -c 'echo 255 > /sys/class/leds/%i/brightness'
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
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nikolaybotev commented Jun 17, 2021 •
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Quick Setup

sudo wget -P /etc/systemd/system https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nikolaybotev/62e4d656f96aa2edec944f4c050e1184/raw/a5f00223242fb68740ad7a656388e45f1f156be2/turn-off-led@.service

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

sudo systemctl enable turn-off-led@PWR.service
sudo systemctl enable turn-off-led@ACT.service

sudo systemctl start turn-off-led@PWR.service
sudo systemctl start turn-off-led@ACT.service
  • Updated for the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS on November 27, 2023. Replace PWR and ACT in the commands above with led0 and led1 if you are running an older versions of Raspberry Pi OS.

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