From f65ddaa0f147a0078d561ec6dd53792ff09bb3db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Perflyst <mail@perflyst.de>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:04:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add invidious.service

---
 invidious.service | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 invidious.service

diff --git a/invidious.service b/invidious.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..556b862f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invidious.service
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Invidious (An alternative YouTube front-end)
+After=syslog.target
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+RestartSec=2s
+Type=simple
+
+# set user and group
+User=invidious
+Group=invidious
+
+# configure location
+WorkingDirectory=/home/invidious
+ExecStart=/home/invidious/invidious/invidious
+
+Restart=always
+
+# default log output is syslog, to disable log enable both
+#StandardOutput=null
+#StandardError=null
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

From af9134ffb440484c0d0bb6c2db6db673f589fbdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Perflyst <mail@perflyst.de>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:08:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add systemd service information to README.md

---
 README.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01ab9e6c..c3c28dc4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ $ curl -fsSLo- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samueleaton/sentry/master/insta
 $ ./sentry
 ```
 
+## Optional
+Create a systemd service to run Invidious in background. Edit `invidious.service` to change your installation path and log location. Than copy and enable the systemd service.
+```
+$ sudo cp invidious.service /etc/systemd/system/invidious.service
+$ sudo systemctl enable invidious.service
+$ sudo systemctl start invidious.service
+```
+
 ## Extensions
 
 - [Alternate Tube Redirector](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/alternate-tube-redirector/): Automatically open Youtube Videos on alternate sites like Invidious or Hooktube.