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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ title: Setting up a fresh install of Canopy over Debian 12 Bookworm
 
 
 
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 ## 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
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ Restart=always
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 ```
+3. Run `sudo systemctl start canopy` to run canopy in the background as a system service
 
 ## Reverse-Proxy Setup
 ###This will be documented once we start public testing, for now development boxes don't need this.