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🖥️ Running the Proxy as a Service on Linux (systemd)

This guide shows how to configure the HTTP Proxy to run automatically as a service on Linux using systemd.

1. Create the service file

Create a file named proxy.service in /etc/systemd/system/:

[Unit]
Description=HTTP Proxy Server (Node.js)
After=network.target

[Service]
User=exampleuser
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/http-proxy
EnvironmentFile=/path/to/file/.env
ExecStart=path/to/bin/node /path/to/http-proxy/dist/index.js
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Note:

  • Adjust the paths according to your environment (user, project directory, Node.js version).
  • The EnvironmentFile line ensures that variables from .env are loaded.

2. Enable and start the service

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable proxy.service
sudo systemctl start proxy.service

3. Real-time logs

With the StandardOutput=journal and StandardError=journal options, view real-time logs with:

sudo journalctl -u proxy.service -f

4. Automatic restart via cron

To ensure the service restarts every 2 hours, add this line to the root user's crontab:

0 */2 * * * /bin/systemctl restart proxy.service

Edit the root crontab with:

sudo crontab -e

5. Tips

  • To check the service status: 
    sudo systemctl status proxy.service
  • To restart manually: 
    sudo systemctl restart proxy.service

Done! Your proxy will now run automatically as a service on Linux.