diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
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+++ b/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+export NVM_DIR="/home/shoofle/.nvm"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
+
+cd /var/www/theforest.shoofle.net
+cd server
+npm start 
diff --git a/the-forest.service b/the-forest.service
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+++ b/the-forest.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=api for the forest wikimud
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=/var/www/theforest.shoofle.net
+ExecStart=/var/www/theforest.shoofle.net/start.sh
+Type=simple
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=basic.target