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-## 🔄 Running as a Service
-
-For 24/7 operation, configure systemd services:
-
-### Weather Tracker Service
-
-```bash
-sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/weather-tracker.service
-```
-
-```ini
-[Unit]
-Description=Lab Weather Tracker with Temperature Compensation
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-User=pi
-WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/raspi-enviro
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/raspi-enviro/weather_tracker.py
-Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=10
-StandardOutput=journal
-StandardError=journal
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-```
-
-### Web Dashboard Service
-
-```bash
-sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/weather-dashboard.service
-```
-
-```ini
-[Unit]
-Description=Lab Weather Dashboard
-After=network.target weather-tracker.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-User=pi
-WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/raspi-enviro
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/raspi-enviro/web_dashboard.py
-Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=10
-Environment="FLASK_ENV=production"
-StandardOutput=journal
-StandardError=journal
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-```
-
-### Enable and Start Services
-
-```bash
-# Enable auto-start on boot
-sudo systemctl enable weather-tracker.service
-sudo systemctl enable weather-dashboard.service
-
-# Start services now
-sudo systemctl start weather-tracker.service
-sudo systemctl start weather-dashboard.service
-
-# Check status
-sudo systemctl status weather-tracker.service
-sudo systemctl status weather-dashboard.service
-
-# View logs
-journalctl -u weather-tracker.service -f
-journalctl -u weather-dashboard.service -f
-```
-
-### Service Management Commands
-
-```bash
-# Stop services
-sudo systemctl stop weather-tracker.service
-sudo systemctl stop weather-dashboard.service
-
-# Restart services
-sudo systemctl restart weather-tracker.service
-sudo systemctl restart weather-dashboard.service
-
-# Disable auto-start
-sudo systemctl disable weather-tracker.service
-sudo systemctl disable weather-dashboard.service
-```
-
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-
 ## ⚙️ Configuration
 
 ### weather_tracker.py