Indeed the Linux page on the Domoticz Wiki recommends using the appropriated method for starting a service on Linux distributions with systemd as the init program. The first step is to create the unit file with nano or an editor of choice. woopi@goldserver:~$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/...

January 17, 2016 - Move the old init-script away, just in case. :~# mv /etc/init.d/domoticz ./domoticzinit · Create the new systemd.service, adjust as needed.

November 21, 2020 - Now we create the service «systemd» , which will launch domoticz: service domoticz stop rm /etc/*.d/*domoticz* echo "[Unit] Description=domoticz [Service] ExecStart=/home/domotiko/domoticz/domoticz -daemon -www 8080 -sslwww 8443 -pidfile /var/run/domotiko/domoticz.pid User=domotiko RuntimeDirectory=domotiko LogsDirectory=domotiko Restart=on-abort PIDFile=/var/run/domotiko/domoticz.pid [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target " >/etc/systemd/system/domoticz.service echo "domotiko ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/service domoticz.sh *,/bin/systemctl stop domoticz.service,/bin/systemctl start domoticz.service " >/etc/sudoers.d/010_domoticz chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/010_domoticz systemctl daemon-reload chown -R domotiko.domotiko domoticz systemctl enable domoticz systemctl start domoticz

March 6, 2026 - When updating an existing Domoticz running on init.d, the service system will be migrated to systemd. Open the systemd configuration file, here you can change the port number you wish to use. To use a port below 1024 you can run as root (not reccomended) or you can un-comment one of the marked lines in the file - you should only un-comment one of the lines depending on your Ubuntu version : ... [Unit] Description=domoticz_service [Service] User=domoticz Group=domoticz EnvironmentFile=/home/pi/domoticz.env ExecStart=/home/domoticz/domoticz/domoticz -www 8080 -sslwww 443 WorkingDirectory=/home/domoticz # # Give the right to open priviliged ports.

March 26, 2026 - For servers configured with systemd services use the settings in file /etc/systemd/system/domoticz.service

April 15, 2015 - Hello, With the power of the new rpi2 I would like to use it a single box for my home automation and home cinema of course :slight_smile: I’m using Domoticz for home automation. I try to compile it everythgin works. I …

Not saying that's definitely the cause of this particular problem, it may not be but it sounds like you have a considerable size system. Investing in a NUC might be a good idea. Unless otherwise stated, all my code is released under GPL 3 license: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html ... i copied the domoticz.sh file from the domoticz directory to /etc/init.d/ this seems to work. now i have one error when start the service.

May 20, 2019 - Hello I am trying to run domoticz on boot as a docker container, so I have the following "domoticz.service" file in /storage/.config/system.d (Code, 14 lines) After a reboot the domoticz container starts (I can see it running from "docker ps" command),…

June 16, 2018 - Free open source home automation system for Linux, Windows, Raspberry Pi. Supports Z-Wave, Zigbee, MQTT, and 150+ devices. - Add systemd unit file · domoticz/domoticz@9b93cf4

October 29, 2017 - When updating (or attempting to restart) Domoticz using the GUI, it fails, because the last step, the service restart, is never completed on systems using systemd. Modifying the updaterelease, updatebeta etc. scripts to use systemctl res...

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April 14, 2022 - Error `● domoticz.service - LSB: Home Automation System Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/domoticz.sh; generated) Active: active (exited) since Thu 2022-04-14 09:11:52 CEST; 47s ago Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) Process: 1093 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/domoticz.sh start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

For user-specific services (not system-wide), place the service file in ~/.config/systemd/user/ and manage it with systemctl --user commands (no sudo needed). ... Ensure the file has restricted permissions: sudo chmod 600 /etc/my_service.conf.

January 6, 2023 - Now that the systemd service file is ready and placed under the /etc/systemd/system/ directory, let us look at how to enable it.

April 14, 2026 - else { if (!m_sz_std_out_err_log_file.empty()) { int i; /* Close out the standard file descriptors */ close(STDIN_FILENO); close(STDOUT_FILENO); close(STDERR_FILENO); /* Route I/O connections */ /* Open STDIN */ i = open(m_sz_std_out_err_log_file.c_str(), O_RDWR | O_APPEND | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH); /* STDOUT */ int dret = dup(i); if (dret == -1) { _log.Log(LOG_ERROR, "Could not set STDOUT descriptor !"); } /* STDERR */ dret = dup(i); if (dret == -1) { _log.Log(LOG_ERROR, "Could not set STDERR descriptor !"); } } ... Allow the redirection of PYTHON scripts/plugins errors when domoticz is installed the preferred way using domoticz.service

March 7, 2026 - Creating a systemd service isn’t complicated once you understand the pattern: write your script, create a unit file in /etc/systemd/system/, reload, enable, start.

February 27, 2026 - pi@Domoticz:~/scripts $ sudo service domoticz status × domoticz.service - Domoticz Home Automation System Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/domoticz.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Fri 2026-02-27 09:04:42 CET; 16s ago Duration: 2min 43.584s Docs: https://www.domoticz.com/wiki Process: 956830 ExecStart=/home/pi/domoticz/domoticz -daemon -www 8080 -sslwww YYYY -sslcert /home/pi/domoticz/xxx.pem -sslkey /home/pi/domoticz/xxx.pem Main PID: 956830 (code=killed, signal=KILL) CPU: 1min 54.850s

Other than that, "I want to run a jar" might suggest you shouldn't be trying to install a service in /etc/systemd/system at all – but a user service for your current user only, into ~/.config/systemd/user, for which you don't need any special privileges at all – and thus no access to root privileges, and no sudo.

June 25, 2026 - With the --full flag, you can edit the full unit file instead of creating a snippet. For example: ... This loads the current unit file into the editor, allowing you to make modifications. When you save and exit the editor, the modified file is written to /etc/systemd/system, which takes precedence ...