diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e04ccf9..f6cd30c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,9 +9,29 @@ clean:
 	-rm bin/geml-server
 
 install: bin/geml-server
-	cp bin/geml-server /usr/local/bin/geml-server
-	#cp geml.service /etc/systemd/system
+	id -u geml &>/dev/null || useradd geml --system
+	install \
+		--target-directory /usr/local/bin/ \
+		--mode 744 \
+		--owner geml \
+		--group geml \
+		bin/geml-server
+	install \
+		--target-directory /etc/systemd/system/ \
+		--mode 644 \
+		--owner geml \
+		--group geml \
+		geml.service
+	mkdir -p /etc/geml/
+	install \
+		--target-directory /etc/geml/ \
+		--owner geml \
+		--group geml \
+		--mode 644 \
+		geml.ini
 
 uninstall:
+	id -u geml &>/dev/null &&  userdel geml
 	rm /usr/local/bin/geml-server
-	#rm /etc/systemd/system/geml.service
+	rm /etc/systemd/system/geml.service
+	rm -rf /etc/geml/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a42675..b1a8314 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,32 @@ openssl req -x509 \
 
 ## Usage
 
+### Standalone Executable
+
+To get an executable `bin/geml-server` run `make`.
+
+```sh
+make && bin/geml-server -h
+```
+
+### Systemd
+
+Install the build to `/usr/local/bin/geml-server` with
+`sudo make install` which will also wire up systemd so you can `sudo systemctl
+enable --now geml`
+
+You'll need to `sudo systemctl restart geml` whenever you update
+`/etc/geml/geml.ini`... you did do that didn't you?
+
+### yeet it
+
+To undo all that run these:
+
+```sh
+sudo make uninstall
+make clean
+```
+
 ### SBCL
 
 Start sbcl with proper readline support: `rlwrap sbcl`
@@ -42,15 +68,3 @@ Start sbcl with proper readline support: `rlwrap sbcl`
 (ql:quickload "geml")
 (gemini.server:start-server "/etc/geml/geml.ini")
 ```
-
-### Standalone Executable
-
-To get a `geml-server` binary run:
-
-```sh
-./build.sh && ./bin/geml-server -h
-```
-
-### Systemd
-
-- [ ] geml.service
diff --git a/geml.service b/geml.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a19df02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geml.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Gemini Server written in Common Lisp
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=geml
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/geml-server --config /etc/geml/geml.ini
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target