diff --git a/init/systemd/ipe.service b/init/systemd/ipe.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Ipe
+After=syslog.target network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=ipe
+StandardOutput=syslog
+StandardError=syslog
+SyslogIdentifier=ipe
+ExecStart=/path/to/ipe -logtostderr -config="path_to_config.json"
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target