diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36d6cd9..a27ae65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ Will need ruby; install it via package manager or a ruby manager like rbenv/ruby
 
 #### Option 1: System wide packages
 
-With this example, will basically just ignore the project's Gemfile.  Debian 12 has a pretty current ruby version, just use it.  It will get pulled in as a required package for puma.
+With this example, will basically just ignore the project's Gemfile.  Debian 12 has a pretty current ruby version so just using it.
 
 ```
-sudo apt install puma ruby-rack
+sudo apt install ruby ruby-rack puma
 sudo gem install roda
 ```
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Run the bundle command from the project's root directory
 
 ```
 sudo apt install ruby ruby-bundler
+bundle config set --local path 'vendor/bundle'
 bundle install
 ```
 
@@ -38,3 +39,7 @@ This default to development mode.  Run it in production mode with:
 ```
 RACK_ENV=production puma
 ```
+
+### Run it with systemd in production
+
+Copy the example myapp.service file to `/etc/systemd/system/` and edit accordingly.  The example assumes a user named "myapp" with a group name "myapp", the application files are in `/opt/myapp/`, and puma is the system puma.
diff --git a/myapp.service b/myapp.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff766c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/myapp.service
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=My roda template
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=myapp
+Group=myapp
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/myapp
+Environment=RACK_ENV=production
+
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/puma
+TimeoutStopSec=300
+KillMode=mixed
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target