[Unit] Description = Kodi Media Center # if you don't need the MySQL DB backend, this should be sufficient After = systemd-user-sessions.service network.target sound.target # if you need the MySQL DB backend, use this block instead of the previous # After = systemd-user-sessions.service network.target sound.target mysql.service # Wants = mysql.service [Service] User = #KODIUSER# Group = #KODIGROUP# Type = simple #PAMName = login # you might want to try this one, did not work on all systems ExecStart = /usr/bin/xinit /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/kodi-standalone -- :0 -nolisten tcp vt7 Restart = on-abort RestartSec = 5 [Install] WantedBy = multi-user.target