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+[Unit]
+Description=Montana Messenger Backend
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/mess
+Environment="MESS_DB=/opt/mess/data.db"
+ExecStart=/opt/mess/venv/bin/uvicorn messenger:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 5051 --workers 1
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=3
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target