# [[How to leave a service running when the terminal window is closed on macOS]]
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[[launchctl]] is the [[CLI]] for managing [[launchd]], which is the service management tool for [[macOS]]. It is similar to [[systemd]] on [[Linux]] or [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].
Here's how you can use launchctl to leave a service running when the terminal window is closed.
## Create the launchctl configuration file
Create a file called: `~/Library/LaunchAgents/syncthing.plist` and replace `syncthing` and the path with the name and path of your service.
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>syncthing</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/opt/homebrew/bin/syncthing</string>
<string>serve</string>
<string>--no-browser</string>
<string>--no-restart</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<true/>
<key>ProcessType</key>
<string>Background</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/Users/nic/Library/Logs/syncthing.log</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/Users/nic/Library/Logs/syncthing.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>
```
## Load the configuration file
```bash
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/syncthing.plist
```
Loading a configuration file instructs launchctl to start the service using the options you specified in the file.
## Verify that the service is running
You can check that the service is running by doing:
```bash
pgrep -l syncthing
```
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