Systemd Service & Timer Unit Builder

Generate production-hardened systemd service and timer units with security sandboxing, restart policies, and CLI helpers

Workload Presets

Load recommended daemon and periodic timer templates

Service Unit Configuration

Define execution commands, permissions, and restart behavior

Unit Name:

Working Directory:

ExecStart Command:

System User:

System Group:

Restart Policy:

Security Hardening Directives

100/100 Hardening Score

NoNewPrivileges=truePrivateTmp=trueProtectHome=true

ProtectSystem:

Enable Periodic Schedule (.timer companion)

[Unit]
Description=Next.js Production Application Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=www-data
Group=www-data
WorkingDirectory=/var/www/next-webapp
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node .next/standalone/server.js
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5s
Environment="NODE_ENV=production"
Environment="PORT=3000"
ProtectSystem=strict
ProtectHome=true
NoNewPrivileges=true
PrivateTmp=true

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

# 1. Copy unit file to systemd directory
sudo cp next-webapp.service /etc/systemd/system/
# 2. Reload systemd daemon
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
# 3. Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now next-webapp
# 4. Inspect real-time logs
sudo journalctl -u next-webapp -f