Setting up Sidekiq as a Systemd service in Ubuntu 22
Add systemd service
sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/sidekiq.service
WorkingDirectory: the path to your working directory
ExecStart: Using option -e to set ENV. Eg: ExecStart=/bin/bash -lc 'bundle exec sidekiq -e staging'
StandardOutput, StandardError: the path to sidekiq log file
After=syslog.target network.target [Service] Type=notify # If your Sidekiq process locks up, systemd's watchdog will restart it within seconds. WatchdogSec=10 WorkingDirectory=/var/www/convoy-official-api/current # If you use rbenv: # ExecStart=/bin/bash -lc 'exec /home/deploy/.rbenv/shims/bundle exec sidekiq -e production' # If you use the system's ruby: # ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bundle exec sidekiq -e production # If you use rvm in production without gemset and your ruby version is 2.6.5 # ExecStart=/home/deploy/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.5/wrappers/bundle exec sidekiq -e production # If you use rvm in production with gemset and your ruby version is 2.6.5 # ExecStart=/home/deploy/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.5@gemset-name/wrappers/bundle exec sidekiq -e production # If you use rvm in production with gemset and ruby version/gemset is specified in .ruby-version, # .ruby-gemsetor or .rvmrc file in the working directory ExecStart=/bin/bash -lc 'bundle exec sidekiq -e production' # Use `systemctl kill -s TSTP sidekiq` to quiet the Sidekiq process # Greatly reduce Ruby memory fragmentation and heap usage # https://www.mikeperham.com/2018/04/25/taming-rails-memory-bloat/ Environment=MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2 # if we crash, restart RestartSec=1 Restart=always # output goes to /var/log/syslog (Ubuntu) or /var/log/messages (CentOS) StandardOutput=file:/var/www/convoy-official-api/current/log/sidekiq.log StandardError=file:/var/www/convoy-official-api/current/log/sidekiq.log # This will default to "bundler" if we don't specify it SyslogIdentifier=sidekiq [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
Load new config
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Enable Sidekiq service
sudo systemctl enable sidekiq
Start sidekiq
sudo service sidekiq start
Check Sidekiq status
sudo service sidekiq status