---
name: "systemd-portabled.service"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemd"
version: "262.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/systemd-portabled.service"
---

# systemd-portabled.service(8)

Portable service manager

## NAME

systemd-portabled.service, systemd-portabled - Portable service manager

## SYNOPSIS

systemd-portabled.service

/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-portabled

## DESCRIPTION

**systemd-portabled** is a system service that may be used to attach, detach and inspect portable service images.

Most of **systemd-portabled**'s functionality is accessible through the [**portablectl**(1)](/portablectl/1.md) command.

See the **Portable Services**\[1\] page for details about the concepts this service implements.

See [**org.freedesktop.portable1**(5)](/org.freedesktop.portable1/5.md) and [**org.freedesktop.LogControl1**(5)](/org.freedesktop.LogControl1/5.md) for a description of the D-Bus API.

## SEE ALSO

[**systemd**(1)](/systemd/1.md), [**portablectl**(1)](/portablectl/1.md), [**org.freedesktop.portable1**(5)](/org.freedesktop.portable1/5.md)

## NOTES

- 1\.

  Portable Services

  https://systemd.io/PORTABLE\_SERVICES