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+[Unit]
+Description=legit Server
+After=network-online.target
+Requires=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+User=git
+Group=git
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/legit -config /etc/legit/config.yaml
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ProtectHome=strict
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+PrivateTmp=true
+PrivateDevices=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target