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Angstrom start-up processes [beaglebone]

I have a RFID module attached to my beaglebone and reading ID tags with a python code. Now, I want my python code to start running in the background directly when I login to my beaglebone without any commands . Just like adding a program to start-up programs in windows. When you login to your windows account, those programs start instantly. Do you have an idea how this can be done?

Regards

Solution

  • Create a new file in /lib/systemd/system/ (rfidreader.service in my example) with content like: 

    [Unit]
Description=Start Python RFID reader

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/...Python script path.../
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python rfidreader.py
KillMode=process

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

    Then execute the following command to install the service:

    systemctl enable rfidreader.service

    To start the service, you can either reboot or execute:

    systemctl start rfidreader.service

    To check if the service is running and get the latest outputs from the script:

    systemctl status rfidreader.service