diff --git a/.config/systemd/user/emacs.service b/.config/systemd/user/emacs.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Emacs text editor
+Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --fg-daemon
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target