StandAloneCondaInstall.md

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 Now run `update_conda.py --config /opt/conda/conda_config.yaml` This will take a while (<span dir="">\~</span>15 minutes or more per environment).
 
 # Create conda service and timer
+
+Create `/etc/systemd/system/conda.service`
+
+```
+[Unit]
+Description=Install or update conda environments
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User=cdsadmin
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/update_conda.py  --config-path /opt/conda/conda_config.yaml
+```
+
+Create `/etc/systemd/system/conda.service`
+
+```
+[Unit]
+Description=Update conda environments daily
+
+[Timer]
+OnBootSec=5min
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 3:45:00
+RandomizedDelaySec=3600
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+```
+
+Change the ownership of `/opt/conda` to belong to `cdsadmin` and make the script executable by `cdsadmin`
+
+```
+chown -R cdsadmin:cdsadmin /opt/conda
+chmod +x /usr/bin/update_conda.py
+```
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