systemd: configuring boot sequences

Overview

Once you are running the IoT image, you can use the systemd service manager to configure the boot sequence of your Galileo.

After you update services, you should systemctl daemon-reload or reboot for good measure.

The Systemd services we are concerned with are located in /etc/systemd/system/ There is a default maker-node.service in MakerNode/conf that gets copied over to the correct location via install_iot_libs.sh

Useful Options

• WorkingDirectory=: We need to make sure our server executes from the correct location so that relative paths work.
• StandardOutput=: Set this to tty so output is logged to the console for debugging.

Reference

• overview of systemd
• systemd directives