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# Running wireproxy with systemd
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If you're on a systemd-based distro, you'll most likely want to run Wireproxy as a systemd unit.
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The provided systemd unit assumes you have the wireproxy executable installed on `/opt/wireproxy/wireproxy` and a configuration file stored at `/etc/wireproxy.conf`. These paths can be customized by editing the unit file.
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# Setting up the unit
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1. Copy the `wireproxy.service` file from this directory to `/etc/systemd/system/`, or use the following cURL command to download it:
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```bash
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sudo curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pufferffish/wireproxy/master/systemd/wireproxy.service > /etc/systemd/system/wireproxy.service
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```
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2. If necessary, customize the unit.
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Edit the parts with `ExecStartPre=` and `ExecStart=` to point to the executable and the configuration file. For example, if wireproxy is installed on `/usr/bin` and the configuration file is located in `/opt/myfiles/wireproxy.conf` do the following change:
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```service
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ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/wireproxy -n -c /opt/myfiles/wireproxy.conf
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ExecStart=/usr/bin/wireproxy -c /opt/myfiles/wireproxy.conf
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```
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#### 2.2 Drop root privileges (optional, but recommended)
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Without any modifications, this Wireproxy service will run as root. You might want to drop those privileges. One way to do this is to simply create a system account for Wireproxy (or just use your own user account to run it instead).
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```bash
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sudo useradd --comment "Wireproxy tunnel" --system wireproxy
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```
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Then uncomment these lines from the wireproxy.service:
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```service
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#User=wireproxy
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#Group=wireproxy
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```
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Caveats:
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1) Make sure `wireproxy` user can read the wireproxy configuration file.
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2) Also note that unprivileged user cannot bind to ports below 1024 by default.
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4. Reload systemd and enable the unit.
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```bash
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sudo systemctl daemon-reload
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sudo systemctl enable --now wireproxy.service
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```
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5. Make sure it's working correctly.
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Finally, check out the unit status to confirm `wireproxy.service` has started without problems. You can use commands like `systemctl status wireproxy.service` and/or `sudo journalctl -u wireproxy.service`.
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# Additional notes
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If you want to disable the extensive logging that's done by Wireproxy, simply add `-s` parameter to `ExecStart=`. This will enable the silent mode that was implemented with [pull/67](https://github.com/pufferffish/wireproxy/pull/67).
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