README: use systemd to start saxi on the pi

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Tools & library for driving the AxiDraw pen plotter

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README: use systemd to start saxi on the pi #181

Closed osresearch closed 6 months ago

osresearch commented 1 year ago

This patch adds documentation for starting saxi as a systemd unit on the Raspberry Pi so that it runs at boot time and will restart if the process exits for some reason.

andypiper commented 1 year ago

looks like a great addition to the documentation! I've just done that on my own Pi based on your description, thanks.

jedahan commented 1 year ago

A slightly modified version of this worked well for me (full path to saxi executable since I installed as a non-root user).

I wonder is it possible to install this file as a user unit? Or does that make it more complex. I'm always worried about the package manager overwriting files outside of $HOME ...