setting that works for me to setup running apps (series) 2

so it turns out, setup the system to always run your site is not that simple 

first lets dive in 

go to your application 

cd /home/ubuntu/code-canvas-tool

npm run build

and them install the serve 

npm install -g serve

serve -s dist

use this

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/myapp.service

[Unit]

Description=Node.js App

After=network.target

[Service]

WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/code-canvas-tool

ExecStart=/usr/bin/serve -s dist -l 8080

Restart=always

User=ubuntu

Environment=PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin

Environment=NODE_ENV=production

[Install]

WantedBy=multi-user.target

reload the application 

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

sudo systemctl restart myapp

sudo systemctl status myapp

here

🚀 Setting up systemd to Always Run Your Site on EC2

It turns out, setting up the system to always run your site is not that simple. Let’s walk through it step by step.

1. Go to Your Application

cd /home/ubuntu/code-canvas-tool
npm run build

2. Install serve

npm install -g serve
serve -s dist

3. Create a systemd Service

Open the service file:

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/myapp.service

Paste the following content:

[Unit]
Description=Node.js App
After=network.target

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/code-canvas-tool
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/serve -s dist -l 8080
Restart=always
User=ubuntu
Environment=PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
Environment=NODE_ENV=production

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

4. Reload and Restart the Service

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart myapp
sudo systemctl status myapp

✅ Now your app will always run in the background, even after reboot.