diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/init.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/init.md | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/init.md b/doc/init.md index 75f9013f29..ffd13ae1f9 100644 --- a/doc/init.md +++ b/doc/init.md @@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Installing this .service file consists of just copying it to To test, run `systemctl start bitcoind` and to enable for system startup run `systemctl enable bitcoind` +NOTE: When installing for systemd in Debian/Ubuntu the .service file needs to be copied to the /lib/systemd/system directory instead. + ### OpenRC Rename bitcoind.openrc to bitcoind and drop it in /etc/init.d. Double @@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ check ownership and permissions and make it executable. Test it with ### Upstart (for Debian/Ubuntu based distributions) +Upstart is the default init system for Debian/Ubuntu versions older than 15.04. If you are using version 15.04 or newer and haven't manually configured upstart you should follow the systemd instructions instead. + Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init. Test by running `service bitcoind start` it will automatically start on reboot. |