[Unit] Requires=zookeeper.service After=zookeeper.service [Service] Type=simple User={{ kafka_user }} ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/home/{{ kafka_user }}/kafka/bin/kafka-server-start.sh /home/{{ kafka_user }}/kafka/config/server.properties > /home/{{ kafka_user }}/kafka/kafka.log 2>&1' ExecStop=/home/{{ kafka_user }}/kafka/bin/kafka-server-stop.sh Restart=on-abnormal [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target