There is nothing to say, just example.. cat /etc/systemd/system/ssh-scocks-proxy.service [Unit] Description=Socks proxy via SSH ConditionPathExists=|/usr/bin After=network.target [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/ssh -NTC -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i -D user@remote-server.com # Restart every >2 seconds to avoid StartLimitInterval failure RestartSec=5 Restart=always [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target (c) https://gist.github.com/drmalex07/c0f9304deea566842490 (c) https://blog.kylemanna.com/linux/ssh-reverse-tunnel-on-linux-with-systemd/