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+# Systemd
+
+The `.service` file in this directory is to be put into `/etc/systemd/system`.
+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.
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+[Unit]
+Description=Fail2Ban Exporter
+
+[Service]
+User=fail2ban_exporter
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/fail2ban_exporter
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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