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+# Parallel Virtual Cluster API client daemon unit file
+
+[Unit]
+Description = Parallel Virtual Cluster API client daemon
+After = network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type = simple
+WorkingDirectory = /usr/share/pvc
+Environment = PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
+Environment = PVC_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/pvc/pvc.yaml
+ExecStart = /usr/share/pvc/api.py
+Restart = on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy = multi-user.target