Create file /usr/lib/systemd/system/yacy.service and add this content: [Unit] Description=YaCy search server After=network.target Restart=always [Service] Type=forking User=yacy ExecStart=/opt/yacy/startYACY.sh ExecStop=/opt/yacy/stopYACY.sh Restart=on-failure RestartSec=1s [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Then use systemctl enable yacy.service.