# systemd service file
> `application.service`
> ```
[Unit]
Description=Gogs (Go Git Service)
After=syslog.target
After=network.target
#After=postgresql.service

[Service]
# Modify these two values and uncomment them if you have
# repos with lots of files and get an HTTP error 500 because
# of that
###
#LimitMEMLOCK=infinity
#LimitNOFILE=65535
Type=simple
User=git
Group=git

WorkingDirectory=/apps/gogs
ExecStart=/apps/gogs/gogs web
Restart=always
Environment=USER=git HOME=/home/git

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```


## Copy config to systemd
> sudo cp ./gogs.service /etc/systemd/system
> 
> sudo systemctl daemon-reload

## Start a service
> sudo systemctl start application.service

## Stop a service
> sudo systemctl stop application.service

## Restart a service
> sudo systemctl restart application.service

## To start a service at boot
> sudo systemctl enable application.service

## Disable a service starting at boot
> sudo systemctl disable application.service

## Check Status of a service
> systemctl status application.service