((p "You" " " "want" " " "to" " " "provide" " " "a" " " "shared" " " "Zettelstore" " " "that" " " "can" " " "be" " " "used" " " "from" " " "your" " " "various" " " "devices." " " "Installing" " " "Zettelstore" " " "as" " " "a" " " "Linux" " " "service" " " "is" " " "not" " " "that" " " "hard.") (p "Grab" " " "the" " " "appropriate" " " "executable" " " "and" " " "copy" " " "it" " " "into" " " "the" " " "appropriate" " " "directory:") (pre (code (@ (class . "language-sh")) "# sudo mv zettelstore /usr/local/bin/zettelstore")) (p "Create" " " "a" " " "group" " " "named" " " (kbd "zettelstore") ":") (pre (code (@ (class . "language-sh")) "# sudo groupadd --system zettelstore")) (p "Create" " " "a" " " "system" " " "user" " " "of" " " "that" " " "group," " " "named" " " (kbd "zettelstore") "," " " "with" " " "a" " " "home" " " "folder:") (pre (code (@ (class . "language-sh")) "# sudo useradd --system --gid zettelstore \\\n    --create-home --home-dir /var/lib/zettelstore \\\n    --shell /usr/sbin/nologin \\\n    --comment \"Zettelstore server\" \\\n    zettelstore")) (p "Create" " " "a" " " "systemd" " " "service" " " "file" " " "and" " " "store" " " "it" " " "into" " " (kbd "/etc/systemd/system/zettelstore.service") ":") (pre (code (@ (class . "language-ini")) "[Unit]\nDescription=Zettelstore\nAfter=network.target\n\n[Service]\nType=simple\nUser=zettelstore\nGroup=zettelstore\nExecStart=/usr/local/bin/zettelstore run -d /var/lib/zettelstore\nWorkingDirectory=/var/lib/zettelstore\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=multi-user.target")) (p "Double-check" " " "everything." " " "Now" " " "you" " " "can" " " "enable" " " "and" " " "start" " " "the" " " "zettelstore" " " "as" " " "a" " " "service:") (pre (code (@ (class . "language-sh")) "# sudo systemctl daemon-reload\n# sudo systemctl enable zettelstore\n# sudo systemctl start zettelstore")) (p "Use" " " "the" " " "commands" " " (code (@ (class . "language-sh")) "systemctl") " " "and" " " (code (@ (class . "language-sh")) "journalctl") " " "to" " " "manage" " " "the" " " "service," " " "e.g.:") (pre (code (@ (class . "language-sh")) "# sudo systemctl status zettelstore  # verify that it is running\n# sudo journalctl -u zettelstore     # obtain the output of the running zettelstore")))