diff --git a/run b/run
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+#!/bin/bash
+[[ ! $1 ]] && echo must specify a site name to run && exit
+RDIR=$(cd $(dirname $(readlink -f "$0")) >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P)
+# source any environment for particular site 
+shopt -s extglob
+ENV_FILE=$(ls $RDIR/sites/${1}* 2> /dev/null | grep -v '.off$\|.example$\|.tmpl$\|.template$')
+
+if [[ $ENV_FILE ]]; then
+  source $ENV_FILE
+  echo '***********************'
+  echo "sourcing $ENV_FILE environment file for hugo run"
+  cat $ENV_FILE
+  echo '************************'
+else
+  echo warning no environoment file set for $1 in $RDIR/sites
+fi
+DATA_DIR=${DATA_DIR:-${HOME}/.local/hugo}
+HUGO=${HUGO:-$(command -v hugo)}
+PORT=${PORT:-8096}
+echo site files in $DATA_DIR/$1 listening on port $PORT
+# [[ $(netstat -tulpn | grep LISTEN | grep 0.0.0.0:$PORT) ]] && echo tcp port $PORT is busy can not start hugo server && exit
+CMD="$HUGO server
+$([[ $BASE_URL = "https://"* ]] && echo " --liveReloadPort 443")
+--bind 0.0.0.0
+--themesDir $RDIR/themes
+--source $DATA_DIR/$1
+--port $PORT
+--appendPort=$([[ $REVERSE_PROXY = true ]] && echo false || echo true)
+--baseURL ${BASE_URL:-localhost}
+"
+# --config /mnt/data/$SRC/config.yaml
+# --logFile /opt/docs-kebler-net/server.log
+echo '*********** running command **********'
+echo $CMD
+echo '**************************************'
+eval $CMD
diff --git a/sites/example.off b/sites/example.off
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+# defaults shown. uncomment and edit for your site
+#PORT="8096"
+# parent directory of where site files should be stored.
+#DATA_DIR="${HOME}/.local/hugo"
+# if using reverse proxy port will not be appended to base url
+#REVERSE_PROXY=false
+# be sure to use https if site is being served such, e.g. using Caddy.
+# example: BASE_URL="https://site.domain.net"
+#BASE_URL="localhost"
diff --git a/systemd/hugo@.service b/systemd/hugo@.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Live Hugo Server for a Site
+After=network-online.target
+Requires=opt.mount
+After=opt.mount
+Requires=mnt-data.mount
+After=mnt-data.mount
+
+[Service]
+# User=sysadmin
+Group=sysadmin
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /opt/hugo/run %i
+# Restart=on-failure
+# RestartSec=3
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/systemd/install b/systemd/install
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+#!/bin/bash
+# install template  system space
+DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+sudo \cp -f $DIR/hugo@.service /etc/systemd/system
+echo "hugo service template copied to systemd"
+cat /etc/systemd/system/hugo@.service