diff --git a/server/linux/install_systemd_service.sh b/server/linux/install_systemd_service.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b954f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/linux/install_systemd_service.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash 
+
+# Usage: install_systemd_service.sh ${USER} ${USER}
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 username groupname"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF > /etc/systemd/system/minecraftmodsync.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Minecraft Mods Sync Server
+After=network.target
+After=multi-user.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=${username}
+Group=${groupname}
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5s
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/minecraft_simple_mod_sync/server
+Environment=PYTHONPATH=/opt/minecraft_simple_mod_sync/server/.venv/bin
+ExecStart=/opt/minecraft_simple_mod_sync/server/start-server.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
diff --git a/server/start-server.sh b/server/start-server.sh
index c97db38..6429142 100755
--- a/server/start-server.sh
+++ b/server/start-server.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source .venv/bin/activate
-uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 7779
+.venv/bin/python3 -m uvicorn server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 7779