Run as service on Debian based distro

Using systemd

Warning

Make sure to follow the instructions to install from binary before.

To create a new service, paste this content in /etc/systemd/system/ddns-route53.service:

[Unit]
Description=ddns-route53
Documentation=https://crazymax.dev/ddns-route53/
After=syslog.target
After=network.target

[Service]
RestartSec=2s
Type=simple
User=ddns-route53
Group=ddns-route53
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ddns-route53 --config /etc/ddns-route53/ddns-route53.yml
Restart=always
#Environment=TZ=Europe/Paris
#Environment=AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=********
#Environment=AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=********
Environment=SCHEDULE="*/30 * * * *"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Change the user, group, and other required startup values following your needs.

Enable and start ddns-route53 at boot:

sudo systemctl enable ddns-route53
sudo systemctl start ddns-route53

To view logs:

journalctl -fu ddns-route53.service

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Last update: 2021-06-29 18:54:51
Created: 2020-07-22 09:34:17