Learn how to set up a Go web service as a system-level service on Ubuntu using systemd. This step-by-step guide helps you automate startup, improve reliability, and ensure smooth server deployment for production. If you’ve built a Go (GoLang) web service and want it to run automatically on server startup, the best approach is to configure it as a system-level service using systemd. This ensures your Go application runs reliably, restarts automatically on failure, and integrates seamlessly with the Ubuntu server environment. In this guide, we’ll walk you through every step from compiling your Go program to creating a systemd…