Managing Services with systemd in Linux

 Introduction

Services (also called daemons) are background processes that start at boot or run when needed. In modern Linux systems, systemd is the standard tool for managing these services.

Step 1: Check Service Status

systemctl status service_name

➡️ Replace service_name (e.g., ssh, apache2) to see if it’s active.

Step 2: Start a Service

sudo systemctl start service_name

Step 3: Stop a Service

sudo systemctl stop service_name

Step 4: Enable Service at Boot

sudo systemctl enable service_name

➡️ This ensures the service starts automatically when the system boots.

Step 5: Disable Service

sudo systemctl disable service_name

Conclusion

With systemd, you can easily manage services, check their status, and control their behavior at boot time.