owncast/contrib/owncast-systemd-service.md

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[Unit]
Description=Owncast Service

This is where the "functional" parts of the service live.

[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=[path_to_owncast_root_directory]
ExecStart=[path_to_owncast_executable]
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5

WorkingDirectory should be where you want the owncast folder to live.

Example:
WorkingDirectory=/var/www/owncast

Similarly the ExecStart is the actual owncast binary.

Example:
ExecStart=/var/www/owncast/owncast

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

This just means, use runlevel 3 non-graphical.

INSTALLATION Just create the file in your systemd configuraiton directory (typically /etc/systemd/system/), and update the systemd daemon with: $sudo systemd daemon-reload

USAGE Currently the following options work

• Start
• Stop
• Status