# to install the file, place completed file in /etc/systemd/system/
# reload the daemon to load your new service file:
# `systemctl daemon-reload`
# you can now start it with:
# `systemctl start FILE_NAME_WITHOUT_DOT_SERVICE`
# or enable it at boot with:
# `systemctl enable FILE_NAME_WITHOUT_DOT_SERVICE`
# or do both with:
# `systemctl enable --now FILE_NAME_WITHOUT_DOT_SERVICE`

[Unit]
# basic description of service; replace with legit description
Description=DESCRIPTION

[Service]
# change lowercase "user" to the user which will be running the program: this is usually the one whoes home directory the project is in
User=USER
# change to where the directory of the project is
WorkingDirectory=WORKDIR
# leave Type= and RemainAfterExit= alone; these specify the type of program that is being run
Type=simple
RemainAfterExit=yes
# replace with FULL PATH of command you want to run,
# you can find that by running `which MY_COMMAND_HERE`
ExecStart=MY_COMMAND_WITH_ARGUMENTS_HERE
# instructions on how to kill the process
# this is a graceful exit and should not be modified unless you know which signal
# can properly shutdown your program
ExecStop=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
# if process dies, should you restart it? leave it as always to auto restart
Restart=always

[Install]
# WantedBy=multi-user.target allows it to be enabled with systemctl to start on boot
WantedBy=multi-user.target