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+[Unit]
+Description=pbc (pedal board control)
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=node
+Group=node
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/pbc
+ExecStart=/opt/nvm/nvm-exec node pbc.js
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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