diff --git a/misc/librenms-irc.service b/misc/librenms-irc.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb48335bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/librenms-irc.service
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+# /etc/systemd/system/librenms-irc.service 
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Librenms IRC bot
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/opt/librenms/irc.php
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target