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diff --git a/scripts/systemd.md b/scripts/systemd.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..089dd61 --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/systemd.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +# Forgejo Runner with systemd User Services + +It is possible to use systemd's user services together with +[podman](https://podman.io/) to run `forgejo-runner` using a normal user +account without any privileges and automatically start on boot. + +This was last tested on Fedora 39 on 2024-02-19, but should work elsewhere as +well. + +Place the `forgejo-runner` binary in `/usr/local/bin/forgejo-runner` and make +sure it can be executed (`chmod +x /usr/local/bin/forgejo-runner`). + +Install and enable `podman` as a user service: + +```bash +$ sudo dnf -y install podman +``` + +You *may* need to reboot your system after installing `podman` as it +modifies some system configuration(s) that may need to be activated. Without +rebooting the system my runner errored out when trying to set firewall rules, a +reboot fixed it. + +Enable `podman` as a user service: + +``` +$ systemctl --user start podman.socket +$ systemctl --user enable podman.socket +``` + +Make sure processes remain after your user account logs out: + +```bash +$ loginctl enable-linger +``` + +Create the file `/etc/systemd/user/forgejo-runner.service` with the following +content: + +``` +[Unit] +Description=Forgejo Runner + +[Service] +Type=simple +ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/forgejo-runner daemon +Restart=on-failure + +[Install] +WantedBy=default.target +``` + +Now activate it as a user service: + +```bash +$ systemctl --user daemon-reload +$ systemctl --user start forgejo-runner +$ systemctl --user enable forgejo-runner +``` + +To see/follow the log of `forgejo-runner`: + +```bash +$ journalctl -f -t forgejo-runner +``` + +If you reboot your system, all should come back automatically. |