# place in /etc/systemd/system/etherpad.service
# then run the following commands:
### sudo systemctl daemon-reload
### sudo systemctl enable etherpad
### sudo systemctl start etherpad
# and check via
### sudo systemctl status etherpad

[Unit]
Description=Etherpad-lite, the collaborative editor.
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=etherpad
Group=etherpad
WorkingDirectory=/opt/etherpad/etherpad-lite
Environment=NODE_ENV=production

ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /opt/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src/node/server.js

Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target