Systemd Service¶

Install sistemo as a systemd service so the daemon starts automatically on boot.

Install¶

sudo sistemo service install

This writes a unit file to /etc/systemd/system/sistemo.service, enables it, and starts the daemon.

Manage¶

# Check status
systemctl status sistemo

# Follow logs
journalctl -u sistemo -f

# Stop
sudo systemctl stop sistemo

# Restart
sudo systemctl restart sistemo

Uninstall¶

sudo sistemo service uninstall

This stops the service, disables it, removes the unit file, and reloads systemd.

What the unit file looks like¶

[Unit]
Description=Sistemo Machine Manager
After=network.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/path/to/sistemo up --data-dir=/home/you/.sistemo
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

The binary path and data directory are detected automatically from the running binary.

What survives a reboot¶

• The sistemo0 bridge is recreated on daemon startup
• Running machines are rehydrated from disk (PID files checked)
• Port expose rules are restored from SQLite
• IP allocations are preserved in the database