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---
name: Run Bun as a daemon with systemd
---
[systemd](https://systemd.io) is an init system and service manager for Linux operating systems that manages the startup and control of system processes and services.
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---
To run a Bun application as a daemon using **systemd** you'll need to create a _service file_ in `/lib/systemd/system/`.
```sh
$ cd /lib/systemd/system
$ touch my-app.service
```
---
Here is a typical service file that runs an application on system start. You can use this as a template for your own service. Replace `YOUR_USER` with the name of the user you want to run the application as. To run as `root`, replace `YOUR_USER` with `root`, though this is generally not recommended for security reasons.
Refer to the [systemd documentation](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.service.html) for more information on each setting.
```ini#my-app.service
[Unit]
# describe the app
Description=My App
# start the app after the network is available
After=network.target
[Service]
# usually you'll use 'simple'
# one of https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.service.html#Type=
Type=simple
# which user to use when starting the app
User=YOUR_USER
# path to your application's root directory
WorkingDirectory=/home/YOUR_USER/path/to/my-app
# the command to start the app
# requires absolute paths
ExecStart=/home/YOUR_USER/.bun/bin/bun run index.ts
# restart policy
# one of {no|on-success|on-failure|on-abnormal|on-watchdog|on-abort|always}
Restart=always
[Install]
# start the app automatically
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
---
If your application starts a webserver, note that non-`root` users are not able to listen on ports 80 or 443 by default. To permanently allow Bun to listen on these ports when executed by a non-`root` user, use the following command. This step isn't necessary when running as `root`.
```bash
$ sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip ~/.bun/bin/bun
```
---
With the service file configured, you can now _enable_ the service. Once enabled, it will start automatically on reboot. This requires `sudo` permissions.
```bash
$ sudo systemctl enable my-app
```
---
To start the service without rebooting, you can manually _start_ it.
```bash
$ sudo systemctl start my-app
```
---
Check the status of your application with `systemctl status`. If you've started your app successfully, you should see something like this:
```bash
$ sudo systemctl status my-app
● my-app.service - My App
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/my-app.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2023-10-12 11:34:08 UTC; 1h 8min ago
Main PID: 309641 (bun)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 503)
Memory: 40.9M
CPU: 1.093s
CGroup: /system.slice/my-app.service
└─309641 /home/YOUR_USER/.bun/bin/bun run /home/YOUR_USER/application/index.ts
```
---
To update the service, edit the contents of the service file, then reload the daemon.
```bash
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
---
For a complete guide on the service unit configuration, you can check [this page](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.service.html). Or refer to this cheatsheet of common commands:
```bash
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload # tell systemd that some files got changed
$ sudo systemctl enable my-app # enable the app (to allow auto-start)
$ sudo systemctl disable my-app # disable the app (turns off auto-start)
$ sudo systemctl start my-app # start the app if is stopped
$ sudo systemctl stop my-app # stop the app
$ sudo systemctl restart my-app # restart the app
```
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