Autostart using systemd

Overview

This chapter introduces how to autostart GROWI using systemd.

Create a Unit File

Create /etc/systemd/system/growi.service.

[Unit]
Description=Growi
After=network.target mongod.service
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/opt/growi
Environment=PORT=3000\
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/growi\
ELASTICSEARCH_URI=http://localhost:9200/growi
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/yarn dev:server
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Configuration

WorkingDirectory

Set WorkingDirectory to the directory where GROWI is located. If you have followed GROWI Docs, GROWI should be found in /opt/growi. Set it according to your environment.

Environment

Set environment variables such as MONGO_URI and FILE_UPLOAD.

ExecStart

Set ExecStart according to your environment. On CentOS, set it to /usr/bin/yarn dev:server.

Run systemctl

Start

sudo systemctl start growi

Enable Autostart

sudo systemctl enable growi