====== Ubuntu - Services - Enable a service at boot ======

===== Using systemctl =====

To start a service at boot, use the enable command:

<code bash>
sudo systemctl enable application.service
</code>

This will create a symbolic link from the system’s copy of the service file (usually in /lib/systemd/system or /etc/systemd/system) into the location on disk where systemd looks for autostart files (usually /etc/systemd/system/some_target.target.wants).

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===== Using invoke-rc.d =====

<code bash>
update-rc.d service_name defaults
</code>

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===== Using System V =====

With **sysv-rc-conf** or **sysvconfig**

<code bash>
sysv-rc-conf service_name on
</code>