---
title: "TrustEdge as a service"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/trustedge/trustedge-as-a-service.html
---

When run as a service, TrustEdge agent allows for continuous secure communication, authentication, and lifecycle management of IoT devices through DigiCert® Device Trust Manager.

## Manage TrustEdge agent service

### Start TrustEdge agent as a service

To start TrustEdge agent as a service:

```bash
sudo systemctl start trustedge.service
```

### Check the status of TrustEdge agent service

To check the service status:

```bash
sudo systemctl status trustedge.service
```

### Check TrustEdge logs

When running as a service, TrustEdge agent logs are written using the system service **journald**.

To check the logs:

```
sudo journalctl -f -u trustedge.service
```

### Stop TrustEdge agent service

To stop the service:

```bash
sudo systemctl stop trustedge.service
```

### Restart TrustEdge agent service

To restart the service:

```bash
sudo systemctl restart trustedge.service
```

### Reset TrustEdge agent to factory settings

Resetting the TrustEdge agent allows you to reset the device and reprovision it as a new device without the need to uninstall or reinstall the TrustEdge agent. Reset removes the bootstrap configuration, certificates, and keys from the device and prepares TrustEdge agent to accept a new bootstrap configuration.

To reset TrustEdge agent to factory settings:

```
sudo trustedge agent --reset
```