diff --git a/debian/lokinet.lokinet-vpn.service b/debian/lokinet.lokinet-vpn.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=LokiNET VPN tunnel: shove all traffic over lokinet
+Wants=lokinet.service
+After=lokinet.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/lokinet-vpn --up
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/lokinet-vpn --down
+RemainAfterExit=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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