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docker-compose down
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#### Run docker container as a service on Ubuntu 24
in this this example code cloned to your home directory
to run service you need container:
```
cd tinfoil-shop-tutorial
docker compose build
```

create file for your service:
```
sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/tinfoil-shop-tutorial.service
```

with following content:
```
[Unit]
Description=Tinfoil Shop Tutorial Docker container
After=docker.service
Requires=docker.service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "docker compose -f /home/user/tinfoil-shop-tutorial/docker-compose.yml up --detach"
ExecStop=/bin/bash -c "docker compose -f /home/user/tinfoil-shop-tutorial/docker-compose.yml stop"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
than:
```
sudo systemctl enable tinfoil-shop-tutorial
```

check results:
```
sudo systemctl status tinfoil-shop-tutorial
sudo systemctl start tinfoil-shop-tutorial
sudo systemctl stop tinfoil-shop-tutorial
```

if something goes wrong check docker container logs:
```
docker ps
docker logs REAL_CONTAINER_ID
```


## wasen't so hard no?

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