> I'm not sure why systemD is needed for restarting a process You need a systemd unit file that starts your daemon properly when the server boots anyways (most

> I'm not sure why systemD is needed for restarting a process You need a systemd unit file that starts your daemon properly when the server boots anyways (most common distros use systemd for init), and it's only a few more lines to make sure it gets restarted if it dies.