diff --git a/contrib/config/nntpchan.service b/contrib/config/nntpchan.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=NNTPChan Server
+Requires=redis_6379.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/nntpchan
+ExecStart=/opt/nntpchan/srndv2 run
+ExecStop=/bin/kil -15 $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target