I wrote a small compose program with tray icon for...

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[elect]

I wrote a small compose program with tray icon for vpn management, how can I have it run automatically on boot?
I'm on Ubuntu (and it's supposed to be linux-only), I tried the following on `crontab -e`:
@reboot /home/elect/IdeaProjects/easnx/run.sh
but nothing runs..

[elect]

script is dead simple

#!/bin/bash

cd /home/elect/IdeaProjects/easnx
./gradlew run

and works flawless if called manually

[Sam]

I think systemd will work. Look for some instructions on making a systemd service. Basic principle is to create a .service config file for it, and then use systemctl enable myservice.

[Robert Williams]

systemd is indeed the best option most of the time if you actually require it to run on boot. Depending on what your program does though, it may be simpler/ more appropriate to run it on login to your graphical Desktop session. You can configure Startup Applications in Gnome Tweak Tool (or equivalent for different DEs)