modified: README.md

new file:   docs/install-systemd-service.md
Fixes #3

README.md

@@ -116,8 +116,11 @@ This guide assumes:
 
 5. Start listener
     This step runs the DNS endpoint used by bind to configure itself. You may want
-    to write a service wrapper that runs this in the background. Dont forget to
+    to write a service wrapper that runs this in the background.
-    activate the venv if you do decide to run this service in the background.
+    A guide for setting up a systemd service on Ubuntu is provided by Matt
+    Kollross [here](docs/install-systemd-service.md). Dont forget to activate
+    the venv if you do decide to run this service in the background.
+
     Note that `--port 5354` is optional. The listener will bind this port
     by default.
     ```

docs/install-systemd-service.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+1. Create System Unit file
+    ```
+    cat <<EOF > /etc/systemd/system/netbox-bind-endpoint.service
+    [Unit]
+    Description=Netbox BIND Catalog Endpoing
+    Documentation=https://github.com/Suraxius/netbox-plugin-bind-provisioner
+    After=network-online.target
+    Wants=network-online.target
+    
+    [Service]
+    Type=simple
+    
+    User=netbox
+    Group=netbox
+    PIDFile=/var/tmp/netbox.pid
+    WorkingDirectory=/opt/netbox
+    
+    ExecStart=/opt/netbox/venv/bin/python3  /opt/netbox/netbox/manage.py bind-transfer-endpoint --port 5354
+    
+    Restart=on-failure
+    RestartSec=30
+    PrivateTmp=true
+    
+    [Install]
+    WantedBy=multi-user.target
+    EOF
+    ```
+
+2. Enable and start the service
+    ```
+    systemctl enable netbox-bind-endpoint
+    systemctl start netbox-bind-endpoint
+    systemctl status netbox-bind-endpoint
+    ```