diff --git a/thinkfan/thinkfan.service b/thinkfan/thinkfan.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=simple and lightweight fan control program
+After=syslog.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/thinkfan
+PIDFile=/var/run/thinkfan.pid
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target