Merge pull request #297 from Perflyst/systemd-service

Add systemd service

README.md

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 $ ./sentry
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+## Optional
+Create a systemd service to run Invidious in background. Edit `invidious.service` to change your installation path and log location. Than copy and enable the systemd service.
+```
+$ sudo cp invidious.service /etc/systemd/system/invidious.service
+$ sudo systemctl enable invidious.service
+$ sudo systemctl start invidious.service
+```
+
 ## Extensions
 
 - [Alternate Tube Redirector](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/alternate-tube-redirector/): Automatically open Youtube Videos on alternate sites like Invidious or Hooktube.

invidious.service

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+[Unit]
+Description=Invidious (An alternative YouTube front-end)
+After=syslog.target
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+RestartSec=2s
+Type=simple
+
+# set user and group
+User=invidious
+Group=invidious
+
+# configure location
+WorkingDirectory=/home/invidious
+ExecStart=/home/invidious/invidious/invidious
+
+Restart=always
+
+# default log output is syslog, to disable log enable both
+#StandardOutput=null
+#StandardError=null
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target