diff --git a/dashboard/echo-taskboard.service b/dashboard/echo-taskboard.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Echo Task Board API (dashboard)
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=/home/moltbot/echo-core/dashboard
+ExecStart=/home/moltbot/echo-core/.venv/bin/python3 /home/moltbot/echo-core/dashboard/api.py
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+StandardOutput=append:/home/moltbot/echo-core/logs/echo-taskboard.log
+StandardError=append:/home/moltbot/echo-core/logs/echo-taskboard.log
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target