diff --git a/examples/linux/systemd/systemd-talawa-api.service b/examples/linux/systemd/systemd-talawa-api.service
index 0c100b16bc..970e040892 100644
--- a/examples/linux/systemd/systemd-talawa-api.service
+++ b/examples/linux/systemd/systemd-talawa-api.service
@@ -22,28 +22,44 @@
 Description=Talawa API Service
 After=network.target
 
+Documentation=https://github.com/talawa-api/
+After=postgresql.service redis.service
+Requires=postgresql.service
+Wants=redis.service
+
 [Service]
 User=talawa
 Group=talawa
+
 Environment=CODEROOT=/home/talawa/talawa-api
 Environment=TALAWA_API_CONFIGDIR=/etc/talawa
 Environment=VIRTUAL_ENV=$CODEROOT/venv/bin
 Environment=PATH=$VIRTUAL_ENV:$PATH
 Environment=START=--start "STOP=--stop --force" "RESTART=--restart --force"
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/examples/linux/systemd/talawa-api.env
 
-# Command to start Talawa API
-ExecStart=/bin/bash -c '${VIRTUAL_ENV}/python3 ${CODEROOT}/main.py $START'
-
-# Command to stop Talawa API
-ExecStop=/bin/bash -c '${VIRTUAL_ENV}/python3 ${CODEROOT}/main.py $STOP'
-
-# Command to restart Talawa API
-ExecReload=/bin/bash -c '${VIRTUAL_ENV}/python3 ${CODEROOT}/main.py $RESTART'
+ExecStart=${VIRTUAL_ENV}/python3 ${CODEROOT}/main.py ${START}
+ExecStop=${VIRTUAL_ENV}/python3 ${CODEROOT}/main.py ${STOP}
+ExecReload=${VIRTUAL_ENV}/python3 ${CODEROOT}/main.py ${RESTART}
 
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 GuessMainPID=yes
 Type=forking
 RuntimeDirectory=talawa
 
+# Restart policy
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=3
+
+# Security settings
+NoNewPrivileges=yes
+PrivateTmp=yes
+ProtectSystem=full
+ProtectHome=read-only
+
+# Resource limits
+LimitNOFILE=65535
+LimitNPROC=4096
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/examples/linux/systemd/talawa-api.env b/examples/linux/systemd/talawa-api.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afc3c85a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/linux/systemd/talawa-api.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CODEROOT=/home/talawa/talawa-api
+TALAWA_API_CONFIGDIR=/etc/talawa
+VIRTUAL_ENV=${CODEROOT}/venv/bin
+PATH=${VIRTUAL_ENV}:${PATH}
+START=--start
+STOP=--stop --force
+RESTART=--restart --force
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