---
type: howto
title: Running Ornith as a Systemd Service
description: Set up llama.cpp server as a background service with systemd for persistent operation.
tags:
  - unverified
  - ornith
  - systemd
  - service
timestamp: 2026-07-18
verified: 2026-08-28
---

# Systemd Service

## Using nohup:

```bash
nohup ~/GitPackages/llama.cpp/build/bin/llama-server \
  -m ~/models/ornith/ornith-1.0-35b-Q4_K_M.gguf \
  -c 131072 -ngl 12 \
  --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 \
  > ~/logs/llama-server.log 2>&1 &
```

## Using systemd (advanced):

Create `/etc/systemd/system/llama-server.service`:

```ini
[Unit]
Description=llama.cpp Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=dank
ExecStart=/home/dank/GitPackages/llama.cpp/build/bin/llama-server \
  -m /home/dank/models/ornith/ornith-1.0-35b-Q4_K_M.gguf \
  -c 131072 -ngl 12 \
  --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
Restart=on-failure
WorkingDirectory=/home/dank/GitPackages/llama.cpp

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```

Then:

```bash
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable llama-server
sudo systemctl start llama-server
```

## Related

* [Installation](/tools/ornith-llama-cpp-setup/installation.md) — The server setup this service wraps