identifier: "linux-service"
---
-### Run as service in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
+### Run Gitea as Linux service
-#### Using systemd
+You can run Gitea as service, using either systemd or supervisor. The steps below tested on Ubuntu 16.04, but those should work on any Linux distributions (with little modification).
-Run the below command in a terminal:
-```
-sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/gitea.service
-```
+#### Using systemd
-Copy the sample [gitea.service](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/contrib/systemd/gitea.service).
+Copy the sample [gitea.service](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/contrib/systemd/gitea.service) to `/etc/systemd/system/gitea.service`, then edit the file with your favorite editor.
Uncomment any service that needs to be enabled on this host, such as MySQL.
sudo systemctl start gitea
```
+If you have systemd version 220 or later, you can enable and immediately start Gitea at once by:
+```
+sudo systemctl enable gitea --now
+```
#### Using supervisor
mkdir /home/git/gitea/log/supervisor
```
-Open supervisor config file in a file editor:
-```
-sudo vim /etc/supervisor/supervisord.conf
-```
-
Append the configuration from the sample
-[supervisord config](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/contrib/supervisor/gitea).
+[supervisord config](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/contrib/supervisor/gitea) to `/etc/supervisor/supervisord.conf`.
-Change the user (git) and home (/home/git) settings to match the deployment
-environment. Change the PORT or remove the -p flag if default port is used.
+Using your favorite editor, change the user (git) and home
+(/home/git) settings to match the deployment environment. Change the PORT
+or remove the -p flag if default port is used.
Lastly enable and start supervisor at boot:
```
sudo systemctl enable supervisor
sudo systemctl start supervisor
```
+
+If you have systemd version 220 or later, you can enable and immediately start supervisor by:
+```
+sudo systemctl enable supervisor --now
+```