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@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ Scripts supplied:
 ### patroni.upstart.conf
 
 Upstart job for Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04.  Requires Upstart > 1.4. Intended for systems where Patroni has been installed on a base system, rather than in Docker.
+
+### patroni.service
+Systemd service file, to be copied to /etc/systemd/system/patroni.service, tested on Centos 7.1 with Patroni installed from pip.