How to run .jar continually and automatically on Debian server?

Question

I have a .jar file I want to run all the time on a Debian server.

Currently I have figured out how to access the server via ssh on

Answer 1

Simplest solution is to detach process by using nohup with &:

nohup java -jar myjar.jar packageName.fileNameOfFileWithMainMethod &

to stop process will be possible with kill command

process id could be found by ps -ef | grep packageName.fileNameOfFileWithMainMethod

But if you are developing serious application that is long-running on server you have to deal with initialization system like systemd, upstart or something like that.