# Installing the VOX 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

The server uses only the Python standard library.

```bash
sudo apt install python3
```

## 2. Install the systemd unit

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

## 3. Verify

```bash
systemctl status vox-tts-server
curl -s http://127.0.0.1:33003/health
```

The health endpoint should return `ok`.

## Managing the service

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