[Unit] Description=Vector Documentation=https://vector.dev After=network-online.target Requires=network-online.target [Service] User=vector Group=vector ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/vector validate ExecStart=/usr/bin/vector ExecReload=/usr/bin/vector validate ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID Restart=always AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/vector # Since systemd 229, should be in [Unit] but in order to support systemd <229, # it is also supported to have it here. StartLimitInterval=10 StartLimitBurst=5 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target