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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ title: Setting up a fresh install of Canopy over Debian 12 Bookworm
 
 
 
+
 ## Step-by-step procedure for Setting up a fresh install of Canopy over Debian 12 Bookworm:
 Before installing make sure you have already prepped your [database](mongodb-debian).
 ## Installation
@@ -21,6 +22,23 @@ Before installing make sure you have already prepped your [database](mongodb-deb
 4. Copy a new config file off of the included reference `cp config.example.json config.json`
 5. Fill out the newly copied config with a text editor, don't forget to set your DB password or make up a sessionSecret!
 
+## Canopy as a System Service Setup
+1. Create a user named 'canopy' and move the production canopy folder to it's home dir
+2. Create a new file at `/etc/systemd/system/canopy.service`, and add:
+`[Unit]
+Description=canopy
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=canopy
+WorkingDirectory=/home/canopy/canopy/
+ExecStart=node /home/canopy/canopy/src/server.js
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+`
+
 ## Reverse-Proxy Setup
 ###This will be documented once we start public testing, for now development boxes don't need this.