Running commands or processes in the background on a Linux system becomes a common task if you need to free up your terminal or disconnect from an SSH session. This is especially true of commands that run for a long time, either to listen for events or complete their lengthy task.
We have a few options on Linux for running commands in the background.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-run-command-in-background-on-linux