The easiest way to start a service on linux boot time is to use system and service manager called systemd. Let’s see how to autostart docker container on linux boot time.
Step 1 – Prepare *.service file
Prepare my-service.service file:
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sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/my-service.service |
using following template:
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[Unit] Description=My Service [Service] ExecStart=/path/to/my/service start ExecStop=/path/to/my/service start [Install] WantedBy=default.target |
Step 2 – enable and start your service
Starting and stopping service:
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sudo systemctl start my-service.service sudo systemctl stop my-service.service |
Service status:
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systemctl status my-service.service |
Enable start on boot time:
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sudo systemctl enable my-service.service sudo systemctl disable my-service.service |
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Run docker service on linux boot time
Prepare my-docker-service.service file:
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sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/my-docker-service.service |
with following content:
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[Unit] Description=My Docker container Requires=docker.service After=docker.service [Service] Restart=always ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker start -a my-container-name ExecStop=/usr/bin/docker stop -t 10 my-container-name [Install] WantedBy=default.target |
Enable service on boot time and start it:
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sudo systemctl enable my-docker-service.service sudo systemctl start my-docker-service.service |
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