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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CDDL-1.0
+# vim: ft=confini
+command = /usr/local/bin/gitea web --config /etc/gitea/app.ini
+# If using MariaDB
+# need = mariadb
+# If using PostgreSQL
+# need = postgresql
+# If using Redis
+# need = redis
+restart = on-failure
+restart-delay = 2
+run-as = git
+smooth-recovery = yes
+type = process