Hi When using prefect 2 I assume we still need the agent to

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Hi When using prefect 2 I assume we still need the agent to run in the background all the time do we still need to run something like `nohup prefect agent start q gt ~ tmp prefect agent log amp ` or is there a different way to keep the agent running is there best practice around this in the docs I did not find it so far Thanks

Ryan Peden · Answer

A systemd service is often a good choice for this I did a short writeup on how to set it up <https discourse prefect io t how to run a prefect 2 agent as a systemd service on linux 1450>

Ryan Peden · Answer

Here s another example that uses supervisor instead of systemd <https discourse prefect io t how to deploy a prefect 2 0 agent to an ec2 instance as your execution layer 551>

Ryan Peden · Answer

I find systemd a bit easier to work with but both are good options depending on your needs preferences

merlin · Answer

This is great thanks for sharing Its handy to have a local testing environment with just a little bit of configuration like this For an actual service deployed to ECS or K8s I assume the agent start and etc would be part of the preconfigured launch which will run again if a pod dies for example

Rabea Yousof · Answer

Thanks < Ryan Peden> can i apply the systemd service on multiple virtual environment with one service