# Run elasticsearch as a service 2.3.0

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-elasticsearch-as-a-service-2-3-0/120045>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 15, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-elasticsearch-as-a-service-2-3-0/120045 "2018-02-15T17:48:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![axsm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/axsm/32/27791_2.png) [@axsm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/axsm)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-elasticsearch-as-a-service-2-3-0/120045/1 "2018-02-15T17:48:15Z")

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Hi, I'm just trying to run elasticsearch 2.3.0 as a service on a linux machine[Xubuntu 16.04], using systemd. I installed elasticsearch manually, I downloaded elasticsearch-2.3.0.zip and unziped into my machine and ran it form /bin/elasticsearch.sh.

The problem comes when I want to let the systemd run and manage the elasticsearch process.  
So far, I found a file called [elasticsearch.service](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/master/distribution/src/main/packaging/systemd/elasticsearch.service), I modified the file according to my installation path and run:

```
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch.service

```

But get this message:

```
elasticsearch.service is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-install

```

What is the procedure to run as a service if elasticsearch is installed manually? By manually I mean I didn't use any .rpm or .deb or any other package.

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**Author:** ![harshbajaj16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/harshbajaj16/32/44970_2.png) [@harshbajaj16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/harshbajaj16)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-elasticsearch-as-a-service-2-3-0/120045/2 "2018-02-19T11:18:06Z")

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set START\_DAEMON=true in /etc/default/elasticsearch. It is commented out by default.

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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:** [March 19, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-elasticsearch-as-a-service-2-3-0/120045/3 "2018-03-19T11:18:11Z")

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