Let systemd manage EasyEffects to get around crashes.

[sol8712]

If you have issues with crashes or auto start you can use this to get around those.

An appropriate systemd service can be stored in .config/systemd/user/easyeffects.service:

[Unit]
Description=EasyEffects

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=easyeffects --hide-window --service-mode
ExecStop=easyeffects --quit
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

If you installed EasyEffects via Flatpak:

[Unit]
Description=EasyEffects

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=flatpak run com.github.wwmm.easyeffects --hide-window --service-mode
ExecStop=flatpak kill com.github.wwmm.easyeffects
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

Now the service can be started and enabled so EasyEffects is run on user login.

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user start easyeffects
systemctl --user enable easyeffects

[wwmm]

ExecStart=easyeffects --gapplication-service

Although that is still supported the recommended way to do this now is

Exec=easyeffects --hide-window --service-mode

The command line option --gapplication-service is a gtk library option we used in the gtk branch.

[CowCat271]

Shouldn't it be 'ExecStart'? because 'Exec' throws a bad setting error

[sol8712]

Shouldn't it be 'ExecStart'? because 'Exec' throws a bad setting error

Yes you are right, seems that little error slipped by, I never changed from my original config on my pc so I never noticed, thanks for pointing it out.

[toboil-features]

For me it's rather this (Native run):

[Unit]
Description=EasyEffects
After=pipewire.service
Requires=pipewire.service

[Service]
Type=simple
Restart=on-failure
ExecStart=easyeffects --service-mode --hide-window

[Install]
WantedBy=pipewire.service

PipeWire dependency is crucial, since EasyEffects is not supposed to function without it. Also fixes unnecessary restarts in case of PipeWire not being active.