Starting AdGuard for Linux automatically

If you want AdGuard CLI to start automatically, configure it as a systemd service. This allows AdGuard protection to launch either at login or at system startup. Choose the option that best fits your needs.

Start AdGuard CLI at login

To start AdGuard CLI automatically at login, create a user-level systemd service.

1. Create the service file ~/.config/systemd/user/adguard-cli.service and add the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=AdGuard CLI
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
WorkingDirectory=/opt/adguard-cli
ExecStart=/opt/adguard-cli/adguard-cli start
ExecStop=/opt/adguard-cli/adguard-cli stop
Restart=always
TimeoutStartSec=0
TimeoutStopSec=0
StandardOutput=journal
RemainAfterExit=yes

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

1. Run the following commands to enable the service:

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now adguard-cli

Start AdGuard CLI at system startup

If you want AdGuard protection to start at system startup, create a system-level service.

1. Create the service file /etc/systemd/system/adguard-cli.service and add the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=AdGuard CLI
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
WorkingDirectory=/opt/adguard-cli
ExecStart=/opt/adguard-cli/adguard-cli start
ExecStop=/opt/adguard-cli/adguard-cli stop
Restart=always
TimeoutStartSec=0
TimeoutStopSec=0
StandardOutput=journal
RemainAfterExit=yes
User=username

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

In the `User=username` parameter, replace `username` with your Linux username.

1. Run the following commands to enable the service:

```sh
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable --now adguard-cli