Systemctl

Systemctl command is a command used to manage and control services. It allows you to enable, disable, view, start, stop, or restart system services.

Install beego application as a service

1. Pack your application using bee pack command. Copy the resultant .tar.gz file to target server.

2. Unpack

   mkdir -p /usr/local/beepkg && cd "$_"
   tar -xvzf *.tar.gz
   rm -rf *.tar.gz
   

3. Configure service parameters

   cat <<'EOF' > /etc/systemd/system/beepkg.service
   [Unit]
   Description=beepkg
   AssertPathExists=/usr/local/beepkg
   
   
   [Service]
   WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/beepkg
   ExecStart=/usr/local/beepkg/beepkg
   
   
   ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
   LimitNOFILE=65536
   Restart=always
   RestartSec=5
   
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   EOF
   

4. Install service

   chmod +x beepkg
   chmod 644 /etc/systemd/system/beepkg.service
   systemctl daemon-reload
   systemctl enable beepkg
   systemctl start beepkg
   systemctl status beepkg