diff --git a/packaging/OpenRC/rsyncd b/packaging/OpenRC/rsyncd
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index 000000000..5b0b60d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/OpenRC/rsyncd
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+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+
+supervisor=supervise-daemon
+
+description="fast remote file copy program daemon"
+command=/usr/bin/rsync
+command_args="--daemon ${OPTS}"
+command_args_foreground="--no-detach"
+required_files=/etc/rsyncd.conf
+no_new_privs=1
+
+depend() {
+    after net
+}
diff --git a/packaging/OpenRC/rsyncd.confd b/packaging/OpenRC/rsyncd.confd
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index 000000000..959949a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/OpenRC/rsyncd.confd
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+# additional options to pass to rsync
+OPTS=""