diff --git a/deploy/archive-transcriber.service b/deploy/archive-transcriber.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Archive transcriber
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=ubuntu
+WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/livevtt
+Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+Environment=WORKERS=4
+Environment=GPUS=0,1
+ExecStart=/home/ubuntu/livevtt/scripts/run_archive_transcriber.sh
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=30
+KillMode=control-group
+TimeoutStopSec=120
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/scripts/run_archive_transcriber.sh b/scripts/run_archive_transcriber.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="/home/ubuntu/livevtt"
+INPUT_ROOT="${INPUT_ROOT:-/mnt/vod/srv/storage/transcoded}"
+LOG_FILE="${LOG_FILE:-logs/archive_transcriber_two_phase.log}"
+MANIFEST_FILE="${MANIFEST_FILE:-logs/archive_transcriber_manifest.jsonl}"
+WORKERS="${WORKERS:-4}"
+GPUS="${GPUS:-0,1}"
+UV_BIN="${UV_BIN:-/home/ubuntu/.local/bin/uv}"
+
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+mkdir -p logs
+
+cmd=(
+  "$UV_BIN" run python src/python/tools/archive_transcriber.py
+  "$INPUT_ROOT"
+  --workers "$WORKERS"
+  --two-phase
+  --trim-silence
+  --progress
+  --log-file "$LOG_FILE"
+  --manifest "$MANIFEST_FILE"
+)
+
+if [[ -n "$GPUS" ]]; then
+  cmd+=(--gpus "$GPUS")
+fi
+
+exec "${cmd[@]}"