Run UxPlay as a systemd service

This method gives you:
systemctl start uxplay
systemctl stop uxplay
systemctl restart uxplay
Optional auto‑start on boot
Clean background operation with no terminal needed
 
Create a systemd service file
 
Open Service file
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/uxplay.service
In Nano Paste following command editing yoursuername
[Unit]
Description=UxPlay AirPlay Receiver
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=YOURUSERNAME
ExecStart=/usr/bin/uxplay
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Reload systemd
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Optional: Enable auto start on boot
sudo systemctl enable uxplay
 
Systemd Commands for UxPlay
 
Start
sudo systemctl start uxplay
Stop
sudo systemctl stop uxplay
sudo systemctl stop uxplay