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@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ideas for a service before adding a new service type.
 
 ### Creating New Services
 
-1. Modify the [Example Service File](../daemon/examples/myservices/sample.py)
+1. Modify the example service shown below
    to do what you want. It could generate config/script files, mount per-node
    directories, start processes/scripts, etc. sample.py is a Python file that
    defines one or more classes to be imported. You can create multiple Python
@@ -174,3 +174,121 @@ ideas for a service before adding a new service type.
 
 If you have created a new service type that may be useful to others, please
 consider contributing it to the CORE project.
+
+#### Example Custom Service
+
+Below is the skeleton for a custom service with some documentation. Most
+people would likely only setup the required class variables **(name/group)**.
+Then define the **configs** (files they want to generate) and implement the
+**generate_confifs** function to dynamically create the files wanted. Finally
+the **startup** commands would be supplied, which typically tends to be
+running the shell files generated.
+
+```python
+from core.services.coreservices import CoreService, ServiceMode
+
+
+class MyService(CoreService):
+    """
+    Custom CORE Service
+
+    :var str name: name used as a unique ID for this service and is required, no spaces
+    :var str group: allows you to group services within the GUI under a common name
+    :var tuple executables: executables this service depends on to function, if executable is
+        not on the path, service will not be loaded
+    :var tuple dependencies: services that this service depends on for startup, tuple of service names
+    :var tuple dirs: directories that this service will create within a node
+    :var tuple configs: files that this service will generate, without a full path this file goes in
+        the node's directory e.g. /tmp/pycore.12345/n1.conf/myfile
+    :var tuple startup: commands used to start this service, any non-zero exit code will cause a failure
+    :var tuple validate: commands used to validate that a service was started, any non-zero exit code
+        will cause a failure
+    :var ServiceMode validation_mode: validation mode, used to determine startup success.
+        NON_BLOCKING    - runs startup commands, and validates success with validation commands
+        BLOCKING        - runs startup commands, and validates success with the startup commands themselves
+        TIMER           - runs startup commands, and validates success by waiting for "validation_timer" alone
+    :var int validation_timer: time in seconds for a service to wait for validation, before determining
+        success in TIMER/NON_BLOCKING modes.
+    :var float validation_validation_period: period in seconds to wait before retrying validation,
+        only used in NON_BLOCKING mode
+    :var tuple shutdown: shutdown commands to stop this service
+    """
+
+    name = "MyService"
+    group = "Utility"
+    executables = ()
+    dependencies = ()
+    dirs = ()
+    configs = ("myservice1.sh", "myservice2.sh")
+    startup = tuple(f"sh {x}" for x in configs)
+    validate = ()
+    validation_mode = ServiceMode.NON_BLOCKING
+    validation_timer = 5
+    validation_period = 0.5
+    shutdown = ()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def on_load(cls):
+        """
+        Provides a way to run some arbitrary logic when the service is loaded, possibly to help facilitate
+        dynamic settings for the environment.
+
+        :return: nothing
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_configs(cls, node):
+        """
+        Provides a way to dynamically generate the config files from the node a service will run.
+        Defaults to the class definition and can be left out entirely if not needed.
+
+        :param node: core node that the service is being ran on
+        :return: tuple of config files to create
+        """
+        return cls.configs
+
+    @classmethod
+    def generate_config(cls, node, filename):
+        """
+        Returns a string representation for a file, given the node the service is starting on the config filename
+        that this information will be used for. This must be defined, if "configs" are defined.
+
+        :param node: core node that the service is being ran on
+        :param str filename: configuration file to generate
+        :return: configuration file content
+        :rtype: str
+        """
+        cfg = "#!/bin/sh\n"
+
+        if filename == cls.configs[0]:
+            cfg += "# auto-generated by MyService (sample.py)\n"
+            for ifc in node.netifs():
+                cfg += f'echo "Node {node.name} has interface {ifc.name}"\n'
+        elif filename == cls.configs[1]:
+            cfg += "echo hello"
+
+        return cfg
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_startup(cls, node):
+        """
+        Provides a way to dynamically generate the startup commands from the node a service will run.
+        Defaults to the class definition and can be left out entirely if not needed.
+
+        :param node: core node that the service is being ran on
+        :return: tuple of startup commands to run
+        """
+        return cls.startup
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_validate(cls, node):
+        """
+        Provides a way to dynamically generate the validate commands from the node a service will run.
+        Defaults to the class definition and can be left out entirely if not needed.
+
+        :param node: core node that the service is being ran on
+        :return: tuple of commands to validate service startup with
+        """
+        return cls.validate
+```