diff --git a/srcpkgs/vpnd/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/vpnd/INSTALL.msg
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/vpnd/INSTALL.msg
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+See the vpnd.conf file in /etc for customisation options
+(including different icons themes).
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vpnd/template b/srcpkgs/vpnd/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/vpnd/template
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+# Template file for 'vpnd'
+pkgname=vpnd
+version=0.1.1
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+depends="bash yad"
+short_desc="Systray notifier for Void Linux packages"
+maintainer="Benjamin Slade <slade@lambda-y.net>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gitlab.com/emacsomancer/vpnd"
+distfiles="https://gitlab.com/emacsomancer/vpnd/-/archive/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=49e148766f1e0bdb4a48d58bd72448e72c977f4c326393d694ae0cce2b42f6f9
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin vpnd
+	vmkdir usr/share/icons/vpnd
+	vcopy "*.png" usr/share/icons/vpnd
+	vconf vpnd.conf
+}