# Elastic as service

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-as-service/193395>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 1, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-as-service/193395 "2019-08-01T18:52:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-as-service/193395/1 "2019-08-01T18:52:01Z")

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I have downloaded the ES tar file to install. How do i configure as init service to start and stop ES as a service.

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**Author:** ![rugenl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rugenl/32/12887_2.png) [@rugenl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rugenl)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-as-service/193395/2 "2019-08-01T20:01:28Z")

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Depends on your operating system....

Much easier to use something like a Centos RPM, it builds a systemd unit file. To create your own, see [https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red\_hat\_enterprise\_linux/7/html/system\_administrators\_guide/sect-managing\_services\_with\_systemd-unit\_files](https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/system_administrators_guide/sect-managing_services_with_systemd-unit_files)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-as-service/193395/3 "2019-08-02T03:31:08Z")

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We offer DEB and RPM packages with inbuilt service scripts, you would be best off using them.

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**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-as-service/193395/4 "2019-08-02T16:10:24Z")

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thx Len

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**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-as-service/193395/5 "2019-08-02T16:11:37Z")

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If i use the tar file to install ES and if i cannot use systemd .... is there any way to run ES as a service ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-as-service/193395/6 "2019-08-30T16:11:48Z")

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