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+---
+title: grlx.ingredients.service
+description: service
+---
+The `service` ingredient handles the management of system services. Currently, this only supports `systemd` services.
+
+## **service.masked**
+Checks if a service is masked and masks it if it is not
+#### Parameters
+| parameter | type | required | description |
+|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
+| _name_ | string | yes | the name of the `systemd` unit
+| _userMode_ | bool | no | to use `systemd` in user mode, defaults to false
+```yaml
+service.masked:
+    - name: ssd-backup
+    - userMode: true
+```
+
+## **service.unmasked**
+Checks if a service is unmasked and unmasks it if it is not
+#### Parameters
+| parameter | type | required | description |
+|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
+| _name_ | string | yes | the name of the `systemd` unit
+| _userMode_ | bool | no | to use `systemd` in user mode, defaults to false
+```yaml
+service.unmasked:
+    - name: ssd-backup
+    - userMode: true
+```
+
+## **service.running**
+Checks if a service is running and starts it if it is not
+#### Parameters
+| parameter | type | required | description |
+|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
+| _name_ | string | yes | the name of the `systemd` unit
+| _userMode_ | bool | no | to use `systemd` in user mode, defaults to false
+```yaml
+service.running:
+    - name: docker.service
+    - userMode: false
+```
+
+## **service.stopped**
+Checks if a service is stopped and stops it if it is not
+#### Parameters
+| parameter | type | required | description |
+|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
+| _name_ | string | yes | the name of the `systemd` unit
+| _userMode_ | bool | no | to use `systemd` in user mode, defaults to false
+```yaml
+service.stopped:
+    - name: docker.service
+    - userMode: false
+```
+
+## **service.enabled**
+Checks if a service is enabled and enables it if it is not
+#### Parameters
+| parameter | type | required | description |
+|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
+| _name_ | string | yes | the name of the `systemd` unit
+| _userMode_ | bool | no | to use `systemd` in user mode, defaults to false
+```yaml
+service.enabled:
+    - name: cronie.service
+    - userMode: false
+```
+
+## **service.disabled**
+Checks if a service is disabled and disables it if it is not
+#### Parameters
+| parameter | type | required | description |
+|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
+| _name_ | string | yes | the name of the `systemd` unit
+| _userMode_ | bool | no | to use `systemd` in user mode, defaults to false
+```yaml
+service.disabled:
+    - name: cronie.service
+    - userMode: false
+```
+
+## **service.restarted**
+Restarts a service
+#### Parameters
+| parameter | type | required | description |
+|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
+| _name_ | string | yes | the name of the `systemd` unit
+| _userMode_ | bool | no | to use `systemd` in user mode, defaults to false
+```yaml
+service.restarted:
+    - name: cronie.service
+    - userMode: false
+```
+