# How can make the elasticsearch as linux service?n **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 21, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653 "2018-11-21T08:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sahere37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@sahere37](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sahere37)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653/1 "2018-11-21T08:37:01Z")
hi, I installed elasticsearch on linux using tar.gz file. now, I want to run it as a linux service so that if my VM restarts, elasticsearch be started automatically. how can i do it? is there any command to make the elasticsearch running as a linux service? ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653/2 "2018-11-21T08:45:29Z")
If you instead installed it using a package that would be automatically done for you. If you install from tar.gz file I think you will need to set it up manually. ---
**Author:** ![sahere37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@sahere37](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sahere37)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653/3 "2018-11-21T08:48:44Z")
I know that i can do this using an script, so that when VM start the script run as a linux service , and the script contains the command of running elasticsearch. but i found some commands for rpm and debian based installation to run elasticsearch as service. but, i cannot found the same for tar file. thanks, it seems i should do it manually as you said ---
**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:** [November 21, 2018, 8:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653/4 "2018-11-21T08:49:27Z")
The service files are only provided for DEB/RPM packages. Why don't you use them? ---
**Author:** ![sahere37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@sahere37](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sahere37)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653/5 "2018-11-21T08:50:09Z")
does rpm installation in linux need root permission? ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653/6 "2018-11-21T08:54:08Z")
It requires you to `sudo` during the installation. If this is a problem I am not sure you would be able to set up a linux service either though. ---
**Author:** ![sahere37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@sahere37](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sahere37)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653/7 "2018-11-21T08:54:32Z")
Many thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-make-the-elasticsearch-as-linux-service-n/157653/8 "2018-12-19T08:54:45Z")
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