Ryan Cowan

📍 United Kingdom

Docker-compose on boot

Often it may be useful for a docker-compose file to be executed on boot, for example when you do not want to set restart: always. Here is a brief and easy way to achieve this through systemd. Create a systemd unit file with .service extension in /etc/systemd/system, for

How to run a python script at specific times

Systemd offers multiple ways to run a script at a specific time. The first of which is the monotonic timer. This is used to run a task after another task that has no exact time, for example 10 mins after boot. I will be covering the realtime timers. These function

How to run a shell script at startup

The easiest way to do have a shell script run on startup is to create a a systemd startup service. This ensures that all prerequisites are loaded prior. To create one, follow the below steps. Create a systemd unit file with .service extension in /etc/systemd/system, for example /etc/

How to run a python program at startup (systemd)

So you've created a program in python and now you want it to run at boot, here's a quick rundown on how. There are a few ways to do this, but I find using systemd preferable. It's easier to get module imports working and

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