diff --git a/extra/systemd/mopidy.service b/extra/systemd/mopidy.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Mopidy music server
+After=avahi-daemon.service
+After=dbus.service
+After=network.target
+After=nss-lookup.target
+After=pulseaudio.service
+After=remote-fs.target
+After=sound.target
+
+[Service]
+User=mopidy
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/mopidy --config /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d:/etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target