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+[Unit]
+Description=Prometheus Server
+Documentation=https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Restart=on-failure
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prometheus \
+  --config.file=/etc/prometheus.d/prometheus.yml \
+  --storage.tsdb.path=/var/opt/prometheus/
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target