From 23e073ffdeec096e4a5e924f12627b42207b5a20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hector <hector@hjs.dev>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:05:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add example systemd service file

Add a basic systemd service file to serve as an example on how to run the
exporter as a system service. Add short README with an overview of the
service file.
---
 examples/systemd/README.md                 | 7 +++++++
 examples/systemd/fail2ban_exporter.service | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 examples/systemd/README.md
 create mode 100644 examples/systemd/fail2ban_exporter.service

diff --git a/examples/systemd/README.md b/examples/systemd/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d25c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/systemd/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Systemd
+
+The `.service` file in this directory should be copied to the `/etc/systemd/system/` folder.
+- It expects the binary file to be installed at `/usr/sbin/fail2ban_exporter`.
+- It expects a user named `fail2ban_exporter` to exist. This user should not have a shell or any special privileges aside from read-access to the fail2ban socket file.
+
+The `ExecStart` line can be modified to add any custom CLI flags.
diff --git a/examples/systemd/fail2ban_exporter.service b/examples/systemd/fail2ban_exporter.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db1cf68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/systemd/fail2ban_exporter.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Fail2Ban Exporter
+
+[Service]
+User=fail2ban_exporter
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/fail2ban_exporter
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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