# Installing the DECTalk TTS Server as a system service

These steps install the server as a systemd service that starts on boot and
restarts automatically if it crashes. Commands that need root are shown with
`sudo`; run them in your own terminal.

## 1. Install prerequisites

```bash
sudo apt install ffmpeg nodejs npm
```

## 2. Install node dependencies

```bash
cd /home/owen/dectalk-tts-server
npm install
```

## 3. Install the systemd unit

```bash
sudo cp /home/owen/dectalk-tts-server/dectalk-tts-server.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now dectalk-tts-server
```

## 4. Verify

```bash
systemctl status dectalk-tts-server
curl -s http://127.0.0.1:33001/health
```

The health endpoint should return `{"status":"ok"}`.

## Managing the service

```bash
sudo systemctl restart dectalk-tts-server
sudo systemctl stop dectalk-tts-server
journalctl -u dectalk-tts-server -f
```