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+[Unit]
+Description=Homelab Telemetry API
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/homelab-api.py
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+User=root
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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