diff --git a/etc/systemd/circonus-logwatchd.service b/etc/systemd/circonus-logwatchd.service
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/circonus-logwatchd.service
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+[Unit]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Description=Circonus Logwatch Daemon
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/opt/circonus/sbin/circonus-logwatchd --log-level warn
+User=root