Revision as of 02:04, 5 June 2024

Custom service to turn on screen

Create executable

~$ mkdir -p /opt/MagicMirrorScreen && touch /opt/MagicMirrorScreen/magicmirrorscreen.sh
sudo sh -c 'printf "#\\\\bin\\\\bash\nexport DISPLAY=:0\nxset s reset" > /opt/MagicMirrorScreen/magicmirrorscreen.sh'
chmod +x /opt/MagicMirrorScreen/magicmirrorscreen.sh

Create Service $touch /lib/systemd/system/magicmirrorscreen.service

[Unit]
Description=example systemd service unit file.
After=magicmirror.service

[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash /opt/MagicMirrorScreen/magicmirrorscreen.sh
User=pi

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Create Symlink

~$ ln -s /lib/systemd/system/magicmirrorscreen.service /etc/systemd/system/magicmirrorscreen.service

Restart and enable service

~$ systemctl daemon-reload
~$ systemctl enable magicmirrorscreen.service