diff --git a/support/systemd/peertube.service b/support/systemd/peertube.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8aaa2e6e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/systemd/peertube.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=PeerTube daemon
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Environment=NODE_ENV=production
+User=myuser
+Group=myuser
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/node server
+WorkingDirectory=/path/to/peertube
+StandardOutput=syslog
+StandardError=syslog
+SyslogIdentifier=peertube
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target