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systemd definition for pulseaudio in system-mode (example for archlinux). The pulseaudio developers explicitly recommend to NOT run pulseaudo system-mode!
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pulseaudio.service
# systemd service spec for pulseaudio running in system mode -- not recommended though!
# on arch, put it under /etc/systemd/system/pulseaudio.service
# start with: systemctl start pulseaudio.service
# enable on boot: systemctl enable pulseaudio.service
[Unit]
Description=Pulseaudio sound server
After=avahi-daemon.service network.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/pulseaudio --system --disallow-exit --disallow-module-loading
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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lennartack commented Oct 13, 2024 •
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To ensure systemd knows when PulseAudio has finished starting, you can use Type=dbus. This is necessary if you need to start other services that depend on PulseAudio (for example receivers for streaming audio).

[Unit]
Description=Pulseaudio sound server
After=avahi-daemon.service network.target

[Service]
Type=dbus
ExecStart=/usr/bin/pulseaudio --system --disallow-exit --disallow-module-loading --daemonize=no
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
BusName=org.pulseaudio.Server

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

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