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+[Unit]
+Description=PlanetStack Observer
+After=syslog.target network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+User=root
+PIDFile=/var/run/planetstack-backend.pid
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/daemonize -c /opt/planetstack -p /var/run/planetstack-backend.pid /opt/planetstack/planetstack-backend.py
+ExecStop=kill $(cat /var/run/planetstack-backend.pid)
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+