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---
title: "Systemd with Python environments"
date: 2019-08-25T20:04:20-04:00
draft: false
tags: [ "linux", "python" ]
---

It took me some time to realize why I couldn't start a project during startup. I then realized that it was because I was using a python virtual environment and didn't tell systemd about it. 

Here's how you can do so...

```yaml
[Unit]
Description=Start Service
# After=network.target # If you want a python webserver...

[Service]
Type=Simple
User=brandon
WorkingDirectory=/home/brandon/Development
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c ". /home/brandon/Development/pythonenv/bin/activate; /home/brandon/Development/start"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
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			`title: "Systemd with Python environments"`
			`date: 2019-08-25T20:04:20-04:00`
			`draft: false`
Added tags 2020-02-16 22:46:18 +00:00			`tags: [ "linux", "python" ]`
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			`It took me some time to realize why I couldn't start a project during startup. I then realized that it was because I was using a python virtual environment and didn't tell systemd about it.`

			`Here's how you can do so...`

			```yaml
			`[Unit]`
			`Description=Start Service`
			`# After=network.target # If you want a python webserver...`

			`[Service]`
			`Type=Simple`
			`User=brandon`
			`WorkingDirectory=/home/brandon/Development`
			`ExecStart=/bin/sh -c ". /home/brandon/Development/pythonenv/bin/activate; /home/brandon/Development/start"`

			`[Install]`
			`WantedBy=multi-user.target`
			```