> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.taqtile.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manifest Docker Startup for Ubuntu

> - Attached manifest-docker.service file (included below)

## Prerequisites

* Attached manifest-docker.service file (included below)

* A Linux on-premise server set-up 

## Manifest-docker.service file

[Download Service File](images/manifest-docker.zip)

## Instructions

The below instructions outline how to start/restart and shutdown the Manifest application automatically upon VM startup/reboot and shutdown using the attached service file and associated steps outlined below.  

**Please note**: This service file works on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and likely other Linux systems which use systemd services.  

**Setup:**

1. Ensure your Manifest containers are stable

2. Run docker-compose down in the directory where your docker-compose.yml file resides

3. Open the manifest-docker.service file in a text editor and ensure the **WorkingDirectory** path matches the path to your docker-compose.yml file 

4. Copy the manifest-docker.service file to **/etc/systemd/system/** 

5. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
   * **sudo systemctl daemon-reload** 

   * **sudo systemctl start manifest-docker.service** 

   * **sudo systemctl status manifest-docker.service** (to show the status of the service) 

   * \*\*sudo systemctl enable manifest-docker.service (\*\*to enable automatic startup across reboots) 

Below is an image showing the status of the service after a reboot without running any startup commands.  

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/taqtile/ugZN3LSXj-Ckj_f3/images/Ubuntustatusofservice.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ugZN3LSXj-Ckj_f3&q=85&s=349a838023e04f97fe2eb21c71490879" alt="Ubuntustatusofservice" width="606" height="226" data-path="images/Ubuntustatusofservice.png" />