How Do I Run a Program as a Background Service in Linux?

How do I run a program as a service in Linux?

How to run a Linux Program on Startup

1. Run this command sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/YOUR_SERVICE_NAME.service.
2. Paste in the command below. …
3. Reload services sudo systemctl daemon-reload.
4. Enable the service sudo systemctl enable YOUR_SERVICE_NAME.
5. Start the service sudo systemctl start YOUR_SERVICE_NAME.

How do I run a program in the background in Unix?

Run a Unix process in the background

1. To run the count program, which will display the process identification number of the job, enter: count &
2. To check the status of your job, enter: jobs.
3. To bring a background process to the foreground, enter: fg.
4. If you have more than one job suspended in the background, enter: fg %#