diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f00331..72dbe0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ snaphots of ZFS datasets (pools, filsystems) according to a set of
 configurable schedules. Options for interval and crontab-style
 schedules are available.
 
-The daemon only includes an installer for macOS at the moment,
-but a multi-platform installer is coming soon.
+The daemon includes an installer for macOS `launchd`. For Linux,
+see the example `systemd` config file in `docs`. Modify as needed,
+copy to `/etc/systemd/system` folder, run `systemctl start zasd`
+and `systemctl enable zasd` as root to run on boot.
 
-As of now, snapshots are conditional. A snapshot will only be taken
-if a dataset has been modified since the last snapshot. An option
-to turn this off per schedule is coming soon.
+Snapshots may be made conditional with the `if_modified` option
+on each schedule. In this mode, a snapshot will only be taken if
+a dataset has been modified since the last snapshot.
 
 The daemon should not interfere with other snapshots you have
 on the system, unless you give them names that adhere to the
diff --git a/docs/zasd.example.service b/docs/zasd.example.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76bf654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/zasd.example.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=ZFS Automatic Snapshot Daemon
+
+[Service]
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/root/zasd/src
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 zasd.py
+Restart=always
+SyslogIdentifier=zasd
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target