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+[Unit]
+Description=tali IRCd
+
+[Service]
+Environment=IRC_HOSTNAME=irc.tali.software
+#Environment=IRC_PORT=6667
+#Environment=LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/talircd