diff --git a/scripts/nutcracker.service b/scripts/nutcracker.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Twitter's twemproxy nutcracker
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=nobody
+Environment="OPTIONS=-c /etc/nutcracker/nutcracker.yml"
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/nutcracker
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nutcracker $OPTIONS
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target