[Unit] Description=VPN Killswitch - Permanent Network Protection Documentation=https://github.com/yourusername/vpn-gateway DefaultDependencies=no Before=network-pre.target Wants=network-pre.target # This service MUST start before networking After=local-fs.target [Service] Type=oneshot RemainAfterExit=yes # Execute killswitch enable ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/vpn-killswitch.sh enable # On reload, restart the killswitch ExecReload=/usr/local/bin/vpn-killswitch.sh restart # On stop, we still keep killswitch active for security ExecStop=/bin/echo "Killswitch remains active for security" # Logging StandardOutput=journal StandardError=journal # Security User=root Group=root # We want this to always succeed SuccessExitStatus=0 1 [Install] # Critical: Start at earliest possible stage WantedBy=sysinit.target RequiredBy=network.target