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+---
+# node_exporter tasks/Debian.yml
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2021 Open Networking Foundation <support@opennetworking.org>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+- name: Create systemd service unit file for node exporter
+  template:
+    src: "node_exporter.service.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/systemd/system/node_exporter.service"
+    owner: "root"
+    group: "root"
+    mode: "0644"