Why isn’t the systemd service automatically starting

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Here is my boondocks-agent.service file. I have installed it in /lib/systemd/system:

[Unit]
Description=Boondocks agent
Requires=\
    balena.service 
After=\
    balena.service 

[Service]
Type=simple
Restart=always
RestartSec=10s
WatchdogSec=60
EnvironmentFile=/etc/boondocks-agent/agent.conf
EnvironmentFile=-/tmp/boondocks-agent.conf
ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/stop-boondocks-agent
ExecStart=/usr/bin/healthdog --healthcheck=/usr/lib/boondocks-agent/boondocks-agent-healthcheck  /usr/bin/start-boondocks-agent
ExecStop=-/usr/bin/stop-boondocks-agent

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

It doesn't appear to start up when I boot the system. After a clean boot, this is what I see for status:

systemctl status boondocks-agent
boondocks-agent.service - Boondocks agent
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/boondocks-agent.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)

What do I have to do to make this start up automatically on boot?

Edit

In YOCTO, the equivalent to calling systemctl enable is:

SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = " \
    boondocks-agent.service
    "

Best Answer

You need to enable it a boot time:

systemctl enable boondocks-agent

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