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Creating a Service

Linux (systemd)

Path: /etc/systemd/system/synco.service
Assuming the executable is located at: /usr/bin/synco

[Unit]
Description=Synco Watch Service
After=network.target

[Service]
# Program + arguments
ExecStart=/usr/bin/synco watch --interval 60

# Automatically restart on failure
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

# User that runs the service (avoid root if possible). Put your user...
User=user

# Log output (collected by journald by default)
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Installation steps

  1. Copy the binary to /usr/bin/:

    sudo cp synco /usr/bin/

  2. Create the working directory:

    sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/synco
sudo chown user:user /var/lib/synco

  3. Copy the service file:

    sudo cp synco.service /etc/systemd/system/

  4. Reload systemd and enable the service:

    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable synco
sudo systemctl start synco

  5. Check status and logs:

    systemctl status synco
journalctl -u synco -f

Windows (PowerShell)

Assuming the executable is located at: C:\synco.exe

New-Service -Name "Synco" `
  -BinaryPathName '"C:\synco.exe" watch --interval 60' `
  -DisplayName "Synco Watch Service" `
  -Description "Runs Synco in watch mode with 60s interval" `
  -StartupType Automatic

Installation steps

  1. Copy the binary synco.exe to C:\ (or a permanent location such as C:\Program Files\Synco\).

  2. Open PowerShell as Administrator.

  3. Run the New-Service command above.

  4. Start the service:

    Start-Service Synco

  5. Check service status:

    Get-Service Synco

  6. To remove the service:

    Stop-Service Synco
sc.exe delete Synco

Notes

  • Linux: Logs are stored in journalctl by default. You can configure file logging with
    StandardOutput=append:/var/log/synco.log if needed.
  • Windows: Logs go to the Event Viewer by default. If you want file logging, the application itself must handle it.
  • Security: Always run services with a dedicated user. Avoid running as root or Administrator unless absolutely required.