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How To Create a systemd Service in Linux (CentOS 7)

Creating a systemd service in Linux is much easier than writing init scripts. Here is an example to create an iperf3 service for systemd!


OS used in this guide: CentOS 7 with EPEL for the iperf3 package


1. First, install iperf3.
$ sudo yum install iperf3

2. Next, create a user iperf which will be used to run the iperf3 service.
$ sudo adduser iperf -s /sbin/nologin

3. Next, create the following file:
/etc/systemd/system/iperf3.service

Put in the following contents and save the file:
[Unit]
Description=iperf3 Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=iperf
ExecStart=/usr/bin/iperf3 -s
Restart=on-abort


[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


Reload systemd to see the changes
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Start the iperf3 service:
$ sudo systemctl start iperf3

Check the status:
[stmiller@ny ~]$ sudo systemctl status iperf3
iperf3.service - iperf3 Service
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/iperf3.service; disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2014-12-08 13:43:49 EST; 18s ago
 Main PID: 32657 (iperf3)
   CGroup: /system.slice/iperf3.service
           └─32657 /usr/bin/iperf3 -s

Dec 08 13:43:49 ny.stmiller.org systemd[1]: Started iperf3 Service.
[stmiller@ny ~]$ 

Stop the iperf3 service:
$ sudo systemctl stop iperf3

Start the service at boot:
[stmiller@ny ~]$ sudo systemctl enable iperf3
ln -s '/etc/systemd/system/iperf3.service' '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/iperf3.service'

Disable the service at boot:
$ sudo systemctl disable iperf3


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