diff --git a/stechuhr-server.service b/stechuhr-server.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f86c13ca2d031619f8fca28ac19f3b5856d67d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stechuhr-server.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description="stechuhr-server daemon, receives Post requests"
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /srv/stechuhr-server/stechuhr_server/server.py
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=30
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=network.target
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diff --git a/stechuhr_server/server.py b/stechuhr_server/server.py
index cda56e1ae810d8d830a86637c2c9784ab89c7dfe..513a6be2b5c60687505eb28ad4b18e54a8662327 100644
--- a/stechuhr_server/server.py
+++ b/stechuhr_server/server.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ min_entrance_length = 1
 max_entrance_length = 128
 min_location_length = 1
 max_location_length = 128
+
+[retention]
+# how old is data allowed to be (in days)
+duration = 365
 """