diff --git a/manifests/main/config.pp b/manifests/main/config.pp
index e2b9c4b..ba71eba 100644
--- a/manifests/main/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/config.pp
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ class confdroid_gitea::main::config (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_gitea::params {
   include confdroid_gitea::main::service
+
+  exec { 'systemd-daemon-reload':
+    command     => '/bin/systemctl daemon-reload',
+    refreshonly => true,
+  }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/main/files.pp b/manifests/main/files.pp
index 5ad8ea4..fecedb2 100644
--- a/manifests/main/files.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/files.pp
@@ -31,5 +31,14 @@ class confdroid_gitea::main::files (
       mode    => '0640',
       content => template($ga_config_erb),
     }
+
+    file { $ga_service_file:
+      ensure  => 'file',
+      owner   => 'root',
+      group   => 'root',
+      mode    => '0644',
+      content => template($ga_service_erb),
+      notify  => Exec['systemd-daemon-reload'],
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/main/service.pp b/manifests/main/service.pp
index aa9782b..81dd4d8 100644
--- a/manifests/main/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/service.pp
@@ -9,5 +9,14 @@ class confdroid_gitea::main::service (
   if  $ga_host_fqdn == $fqdn {
     require confdroid_gitea::firewall::iptables
     require confdroid_gitea::main::files
+
+    service { $ga_service_name:
+      ensure     => 'running',
+      enable     => true,
+      hasrestart => true,
+      hasstatus  => true,
+      require    => File[$ga_service_file],
+      subscribe  => File[$ga_config_file],
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index ac490fd..cf23557 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ class confdroid_gitea::params (
 # files
   $ga_config_file   = "${ga_conf_dir}/app.ini"
   $ga_config_erb    = 'confdroid_gitea/app.ini.erb'
+  $ga_service_file  = '/etc/systemd/system/gitea.service'
+  $ga_service_erb   = 'confdroid_gitea/gitea_service.erb'
+
+# Service 
+  $ga_service_name  = 'gitea'
 
 # includes must be last
   include confdroid_gitea::main::config
diff --git a/templates/gitea_service.erb b/templates/gitea_service.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3a516a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/gitea_service.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+### File created by Puppet ###
+### manual changes will be lost ###
+### reference https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/release/v1.25/contrib/systemd/gitea.service ###
+###########################################################################################################
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Gitea (Git with a cup of tea)
+After=network.target
+
+Wants=<%= @ga_db_type %>.service
+After=<%= @ga_db_type %>.service
+
+[Service]
+# Uncomment the next line if you have repos with lots of files and get a HTTP 500 error because of that
+# LimitNOFILE=524288:524288
+RestartSec=2s
+Type=simple
+User=<%= @ga_user %>
+Group=<%= @ga_user %>
+WorkingDirectory=<%= @ga_working_dir %>
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/gitea web --config /etc/gitea/app.ini
+Restart=always
+Environment=USER=<%= @ga_user %> HOME=/home/<%= @ga_user %> GITEA_WORK_DIR=<%= @ga_working_dir %>
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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