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+[Unit]
+Description=The NGINX HTTP and reverse proxy server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/env gen-cert.sh
+ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/env mkdir /var/volatile/nginx/
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/env nginx -t -p /var/volatile/nginx
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env nginx -p /var/volatile/nginx
+ExecReload=/usr/bin/env kill -s HUP $MAINPID
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/env kill -s QUIT $MAINPID
+PrivateTmp=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy={SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET}