# Unable to createignition.service unit file to have gateway launch on startup

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-createignition-service-unit-file-to-have-gateway-launch-on-startup/111629>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 21, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-createignition-service-unit-file-to-have-gateway-launch-on-startup/111629 "2025-10-21T19:20:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![aidan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@aidan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidan)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-createignition-service-unit-file-to-have-gateway-launch-on-startup/111629/1 "2025-10-21T19:20:33Z")

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hello, i have a Linux PC (ubuntu22.04 ) and running ignition edge 8.1.37 and want to have the PC auto launch the client& gateway. everything works, except i cannot seemt o setup gateway to auto start, and thus cannot launch client. I can launch gateway through terminal (./ignition.sh start) and then everything runs normal.

after attempting “sudo ./ignition.sh install” i get the response “ ignition-gateway daemon already installed with systemd” but after investigating I have found that the ignition.service unit does not exist. looking for assistance to get gateway to autostart, so PC alwasy launches gateway and client on startup.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-createignition-service-unit-file-to-have-gateway-launch-on-startup/111629/2 "2025-10-21T21:26:26Z")

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Are you looking for `ignition` as the systemd service, or `Ignition Gateway`?