systemd Unit Generator

Tool

systemd Unit Generator

Generate systemd service units and optional timer units from one place.

FilesService + timerexample-job.service, example-job.timer

ScheduleCalendar timerOnCalendar=Mon..Fri 09:00

Command/usr/local/bin/example-joboneshot units omit Restart=

Unit

Name the generated unit files and describe what the service does.

Unit Name

Generated as example-job.service and example-job.timer.

Description

Service

Set how systemd should execute the process and which account it should run under.

Service Type

Restart Policy

Restart is omitted for oneshot units.

ExecStart

User

Group

Working Directory

Environment

One KEY=value entry per line.

After network-online

Timer

Generate an optional .timer unit from a preset, calendar expression, or monotonic timer directive.

Generate timerPersistent timer

Timer Preset

Timer Expression

Examples: daily, Mon..Fri 09:00, *:0/15, OnBootSec=10min.

Run at 09:00 from Monday through Friday.

Generated Output

Copy this full block, create the listed unit files, then run the included commands.

Output

example-job.service + example-job.timer

Calendar timer

Summary: Run at 09:00 from Monday through Friday.

# /etc/systemd/system/example-job.service
[Unit]
Description=Example job
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
Environment="NODE_ENV=production"
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/example-job
RemainAfterExit=no

# /etc/systemd/system/example-job.timer
[Unit]
Description=Run example-job

[Timer]
OnCalendar=Mon..Fri 09:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

# Validate and enable
systemd-analyze calendar 'Mon..Fri 09:00'
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now example-job.timer
systemctl list-timers example-job.timer

# Useful checks
systemctl cat example-job.service
journalctl -u example-job.service -n 100 --no-pager