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From: TheGuyDanish <5776313+TheGuyDanish@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:03:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Created Systemd Unit File (markdown)

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+Aside from the provided pm2 instructions. You can also use systemd to enable and run Uptime-Kuma at system startup more easily.
+
+```ini
+[Unit]
+Description=Uptime-Kuma - A free and open source uptime monitoring solution
+Documentation=https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=uptime
+WorkingDirectory=/home/uptime/uptime-kuma
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm run start-server
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+Note: This unit file assumes that you are running the software as a separate 'uptime' user. If you have node/npm installed in a different path, you will need to alter the ExecStart line to match this.
+
+This unit file may be installed to /etc/systemd/system/uptime-kuma.service (Or whatever service name you'd prefer)
+
+Once installed, issue the following commands to reload systemd unit files, enable it to start on boot, and start it immediately:
+
+```sh
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable --now uptime-kuma
+```
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