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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on any error
+set -e
+
+# Check if script is run as root
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "[-] Please run this script as root (e.g., sudo ./install.sh)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "[+] Starting installation for Media-Coding-Web Systemd Service..."
+
+# Automatically get the absolute path of the directory containing this script
+APP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+echo "[+] Detected application directory: $APP_DIR"
+
+# Ensure Node.js is installed
+if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "[-] Error: Node.js is not installed. Please install Node.js first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+NODE_PATH=$(command -v node)
+echo "[+] Found Node.js at: $NODE_PATH"
+
+# Run dependency installation if node_modules doesn't exist
+cd "$APP_DIR"
+if [ ! -d "node_modules" ]; then
+    echo "[+] Installing node dependencies..."
+    npm install
+else
+    echo "[+] node_modules already exists. Skipping npm install."
+fi
+
+# Ensure .env exists
+if [ ! -f ".env" ]; then
+    if [ -f ".env.example" ]; then
+        echo "[+] Copying .env.example to .env..."
+        cp .env.example .env
+        echo "[!] Please verify your .env settings (redis, s3, etc) later."
+    else
+        echo "[-] Warning: Neither .env nor .env.example was found!"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Create SystemD service file
+SERVICE_NAME="media-coding-web"
+SERVICE_PATH="/etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service"
+
+echo "[+] Generating systemd service file at $SERVICE_PATH..."
+
+cat > "$SERVICE_PATH" <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=S3 Media Transcoder Web Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=$APP_DIR
+ExecStart=$NODE_PATH server.js
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+Environment=NODE_ENV=production
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+# Reload and apply systemd
+echo "[+] Reloading systemd daemon..."
+systemctl daemon-reload
+
+echo "[+] Enabling $SERVICE_NAME to start on boot..."
+systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME.service"
+
+echo "[+] Starting $SERVICE_NAME..."
+systemctl restart "$SERVICE_NAME.service"
+
+echo 
+echo "=========================================================="
+echo "[+] Install Complete & Service is Running!"
+echo "=========================================================="
+echo "- View real-time logs:     journalctl -fu $SERVICE_NAME"
+echo "- Check service status:    systemctl status $SERVICE_NAME"
+echo "- Stop service:            systemctl stop $SERVICE_NAME"
+echo "- Modify config:           nano $APP_DIR/.env"
+echo "=========================================================="