Yes, you can absolutely run a process worker as a daemon on the same Linux host as your Prefect server. The recommended approach is to use systemd, which is the standard service management system on modern Linux distributions. Here's how to set it up: 1. First, create a systemd service file for the worker (e.g.,

/etc/systemd/system/prefect-worker.service

):

ini
[Unit]
Description=Prefect Worker Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=prefect
Environment="PREFECT_API_URL=<http://127.0.0.1:4200/api>"
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prefect worker start -p 'your-work-pool-name'
Restart=always
RestartSec=3

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

2. Similarly, create a service file for the Prefect server if you haven't already (e.g.,

/etc/systemd/system/prefect-server.service

):

ini
[Unit]
Description=Prefect Server Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=prefect
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prefect server start
Restart=always
RestartSec=3

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

3. Enable and start the services:

bash
# Reload systemd to recognize new service files
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

# Enable services to start on boot
sudo systemctl enable prefect-server
sudo systemctl enable prefect-worker

# Start the services
sudo systemctl start prefect-server
sudo systemctl start prefect-worker

Some important considerations: - Make sure to replace

your-work-pool-name

with your actual work pool name - Adjust the

PREFECT_API_URL

if your server is running on a different port - The

User=prefect

line assumes you've created a dedicated system user called "prefect" - adjust this as needed - The

Restart=always

ensures the services automatically restart if they crash - You can check the status of your services using:

bash
  sudo systemctl status prefect-server
  sudo systemctl status prefect-worker

This setup ensures both your Prefect server and worker run as background services, automatically start on system boot, and restart if they crash. You can view logs using `journalctl`:

bash
journalctl -u prefect-server
journalctl -u prefect-worker