diff --git a/whois42d.service b/whois42d.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Whois dn42 daemon
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/whois42d -registry /var/lib/whois42d/registry
+User=nobody
diff --git a/whois42d.socket b/whois42d.socket
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+[Unit]
+Description=Whois dn42 daemon socket
+
+[Socket]
+ListenStream=43
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target