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@@ -4,31 +4,31 @@ An experimental [Hikari](https://www.hikari-py.dev) Discord bot for reverse imag
 [![ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/img/githubbutton_sm.svg)](https://ko-fi.com/B0B1AUB66)
 
 ## Prerequisites
-A Unix-based operating system is used for the following commands\
+Linux is used for the following commands\
 [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl) can be used to run Linux on Windows, but is not required to run the bot
 ## Requirements
 [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)\
 [Python](https://www.python.org) 3.10+\
 [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/docs/master)
 ## Installing
-Clone this repository
+1. Clone repository
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/Myned/Modufur.git
 ```
-Go to the project folder
+2. Go to project folder
 ```
 cd Modufur
 ```
-Create a virtual environment and install dependencies
+3. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies
 ```
 poetry install
 ```
 ## Usage
-Go to the project folder
+1. Go to project folder
 ```
 cd Modufur
 ```
-Run with optimizations
+2. Run with optimizations
 ```
 poetry run python -OO run.py
 ```
@@ -44,25 +44,57 @@ activity = "" # bot status
 saucenao = "" # saucenao token
 e621 = "" # e621 token
 ```
-## Updating
-Go to the project folder
+### systemd service
+Run in the background on most Linux machines\
+This assumes that the project folder is located at `~/.git/Modufur`\
+Change the `WorkingDirectory` path in `modufur.service` if this is not the case
+1. Go to project folder
 ```
 cd Modufur
 ```
-Pull changes from the repository
+2. Copy user service file
+```
+cp modufur.service ~/.config/systemd/user
+```
+3. Reload user daemon
+```
+systemctl --user daemon-reload
+```
+4. Start and enable service on login
+```
+systemctl --user enable --now modufur
+```
+5. Enable lingering to start user services on boot
+```
+sudo loginctl enable-linger username
+```
+## Updating
+1. Go to project folder
+```
+cd Modufur
+```
+2. Pull changes from repository
 ```
 git pull
 ```
-Remove the virtual environment folder (necessary because of git dependencies)
-```
-rm -rf .venv
-```
-Reinstall and update the virtual environment
+3. Update virtual environment
 ```
 poetry update
 ```
 ## Uninstalling
-Remove the project folder
+1. Stop and disable systemd user service
+```
+systemctl --user disable --now modufur
+```
+2. Remove systemd user service file
+```
+rm ~/.config/systemd/user/modufur.service
+```
+3. Optionally disable lingering
+```
+sudo loginctl disable-linger username
+```
+4. Remove project folder
 ```
 rm -rf Modufur
 ```