diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,5 +89,54 @@ Once your device is configured, you can verify that its mDNS advertisement is vi
 - bash start_mdns.sh
 
 
+## Managing Auracast systemd Services
+
+You can run the backend and frontend as systemd services for easier management and automatic startup on boot.
+
+### 1. Install the service files
+Copy the provided service files to your systemd directory (requires sudo):
+
+```bash
+sudo cp auracast-server.service /etc/systemd/system/
+sudo cp auracast-frontend.service /etc/systemd/system/
+```
+
+### 2. Reload systemd
+```bash
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+```
+
+### 3. Enable services to start at boot
+```bash
+sudo systemctl enable auracast-server
+sudo systemctl enable auracast-frontend
+```
+
+### 4. Start the services
+```bash
+sudo systemctl start auracast-server
+sudo systemctl start auracast-frontend
+```
+
+### 5. Stop the services
+```bash
+sudo systemctl stop auracast-server
+sudo systemctl stop auracast-frontend
+```
+
+### 6. Disable services to start at boot
+```bash
+sudo systemctl disable auracast-server
+sudo systemctl disable auracast-frontend
+```
+
+### 7. Check service status
+```bash
+sudo systemctl status auracast-server
+sudo systemctl status auracast-frontend
+```
+
+If you want to run the services as a specific user, edit the `User=` line in the service files accordingly.
+
 # Known issues:
 - When running on a laptop there might be issues switching between usb and browser audio input since they use the same audio device
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diff --git a/auracast-frontend.service b/auracast-frontend.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d4d1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auracast-frontend.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Auracast Frontend HTTPS Server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=/home/caster/repos/bumble-auracast/src/auracast/server
+ExecStart=/home/caster/repos/bumble-auracast/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh
+Restart=on-failure
+Environment=LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/auracast-server.service b/auracast-server.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c33f3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auracast-server.service
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Auracast Backend Server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=/home/caster/repos/bumble-auracast
+ExecStart=/home/caster/.local/bin/poetry run python src/auracast/server/multicast_server.py
+Restart=on-failure
+User=caster
+Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+Environment=LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh b/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9bffafc..19fbd61
--- a/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh
+++ b/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ echo "Device key: $KEY"
 echo "Using hostname: $DEVICE_HOSTNAME"
 echo "Using Avahi domain: $AVAHI_DOMAIN"
 
+# Path to poetry binary
+POETRY_BIN="/home/caster/.local/bin/poetry"
+
 # Start Streamlit HTTPS server (port 443)
-poetry run streamlit run multicast_frontend.py --server.port 443 --server.enableCORS false --server.enableXsrfProtection false --server.headless true --server.sslCertFile "$CERT" --server.sslKeyFile "$KEY" --browser.gatherUsageStats false
+$POETRY_BIN run streamlit run multicast_frontend.py --server.port 443 --server.enableCORS false --server.enableXsrfProtection false --server.headless true --server.sslCertFile "$CERT" --server.sslKeyFile "$KEY" --browser.gatherUsageStats false