Systemd on Documentation

Forgejo: Installing and Configuring the Forgejo Runner Binary

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:20:02 +0530

A step-by-step guide to installing the Forgejo runner as a standalone binary, configuring it as a systemd service, and connecting it to your Forgejo or Codeberg instance.

Linux: Service Management with systemd

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 20:02:46 +0530

Checking Service Status In Detail

The systemctl status command provides detailed information about a service, including it’s current state (active, inactive, failed), recent log entries, and reasons for failure if the service is not running.

Example Command:

sudo systemctl status apache2
#or httpd service
sudo systemctl status httpd

Output:

iamyaash@pi5:~ $ sudo systemctl status firewalld.service
● firewalld.service - firewalld - dynamic firewall daemon
 Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/firewalld.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
 Active: active (running) since Sun 2025-06-29 20:30:48 IST; 1s ago
 Docs: man:firewalld(1)
 Main PID: 7956 (firewalld)
 Tasks: 2 (limit: 9585)
 CPU: 279ms
 CGroup: /system.slice/firewalld.service
 └─7956 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/firewalld --nofork --nopid

Jun 29 20:30:48 pi5 systemd[1]: Starting firewalld.service - firewalld - dynamic firewall daemon...
Jun 29 20:30:48 pi5 systemd[1]: Started firewalld.service - firewalld - dynamic firewall daemon.

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Linux: Task Scheduling with systemd Timers

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:17:54 +0530

Practical guide to systemd timers, covering the differences from cron, the structure of timer files, key directives, and hands-on exercises.

Linux: Creating and Customizing systemd Units

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:15:36 +0530

Important directives: ExecStart, ExecStop, Restart policies; Dependencies and ordering: Requires, Wants, Before, After; Writing your own service units with examples; Overriding units using drop-in configurations (systemctl edit)

Linux: Systemd And Service Management

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:50:43 +0530

What is systemd and how it works? What are units, services, targets in systemd? Essential commands like systemctl & journalctl, and creating & managing custom services.