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+[Unit]
+Description=Electrum Rust Server
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/path/to/electrs/target/release/electrs -vvvv --db-dir /path/to/electrs/db/
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=60
+Environment="RUST_BACKTRACE=1"
+
+# Hardening measures
+PrivateTmp=true
+ProtectSystem=full
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target