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+[Unit]
+Description=Aura Engine API
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=engineuser
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/aura/engine-api
+ExecStart=/opt/aura/engine-api/run.sh api
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target