diff --git a/user/darkhttpd/template.py b/user/darkhttpd/template.py
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+pkgname = "darkhttpd"
+pkgver = "1.16"
+pkgrel = 0
+build_style = "makefile"
+make_use_env = True
+pkgdesc = "Single-threaded static content webserver"
+maintainer = "ttyyls <contact@behri.org>"
+license = "ISC"
+url = "https://unix4lyfe.org/darkhttpd"
+source = f"https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/archive/v{pkgver}.tar.gz"
+sha256 = "ab97ea3404654af765f78282aa09cfe4226cb007d2fcc59fe1a475ba0fef1981"
+hardening = ["vis", "cfi"]
+# no tests defined
+options = ["!check"]
+
+
+def install(self):
+    self.install_license("COPYING")
+    self.install_bin("darkhttpd")