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+[Unit]
+Description=fail2ban REST server
+Documentation=man:fail2rest(1)
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/fail2rest.json
+After=fail2ban.service
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/fail2rest -config=/etc/fail2rest.json
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target