diff --git a/Makefile.Linux b/Makefile.Linux
index 45e4295..5713276 100644
--- a/Makefile.Linux
+++ b/Makefile.Linux
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ DESTDIR		=
 prefix		= 
 exec_prefix	= $(prefix)
 man_prefix	= /usr/share
+chroot_prefix	= /usr/local
 
 INSTALL		= /usr/bin/install
 INSTALL_BIN	= $(INSTALL) -m 755
@@ -66,19 +67,22 @@ INSTALL_CFG_OBJS = scripts/3proxy.cfg \
 INSTALL_CFG_OBJS2 = counters bandlimiters
 
 INSTALL_INITD_SCRIPT = scripts/init.d/3proxy.sh
+INSTALL_SYSTEMD_SCRIPT = scripts/3proxy.service
 
-CHROOTDIR	= $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/3proxy
+CHROOTDIR	= $(DESTDIR)$(chroot_prefix)/3proxy
+CHROOTREL	= ../..$(chroot_prefix)/3proxy
 MANDIR1		= $(DESTDIR)$(man_prefix)/man/man1
 MANDIR3		= $(DESTDIR)$(man_prefix)/man/man3
 MANDIR8		= $(DESTDIR)$(man_prefix)/man/man8
 BINDIR		= $(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix)/bin
-ETCDIR		= $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/etc/3proxy
-INITDDIR	= $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/etc/init.d
-RUNBASE		= $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/var/run
+ETCDIR		= $(DESTDIR)/etc/3proxy
+INITDDIR	= $(DESTDIR)/etc/init.d
+RUNBASE		= $(DESTDIR)/var/run
 RUNDIR		= $(RUNBASE)/3proxy
-LOGBASE		= $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/var/log
+LOGBASE		= $(DESTDIR)/var/log
 LOGDIR		= $(LOGBASE)/3proxy
 INSTALL_CFG_DEST = $(ETCDIR)/conf
+SYSTEMDDIR	= $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/
 
 install-bin:
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) -d $(BINDIR)
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ install-chroot-dir:
 
 install-etc-default-config:
 	if [ ! -d $(INSTALL_CFG_DEST) ]; then \
-	   ln -s $(CHROOTDIR)/conf $(INSTALL_CFG_DEST); \
+	   ln -s $(CHROOTREL)/conf $(INSTALL_CFG_DEST); \
 	   $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_CFG) $(ETCDIR)/3proxy.cfg; \
 	   $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_CFG_OBJS) $(INSTALL_CFG_DEST); \
 	fi
@@ -117,46 +121,21 @@ install-man:
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) man/*.8 $(MANDIR8)
 
 install-init:
-	if [ -d $(INITDIR) ]; then \
-	 $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INITD_SCRIPT) $(INITDDIR)/3proxy; \
-	fi
-	if [ -f /usr/sbin/update-rc.d ]; then \
-	 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d 3proxy defaults; \
-	 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d 3proxy enable; \
-	fi
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) -d $(INITDDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INITD_SCRIPT) $(INITDDIR)/3proxy
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) -d $(SYSTEMDDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(INSTALL_SYSTEMD_SCRIPT) $(SYSTEMDDIR)
 
 install-run:
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) -d $(RUNDIR)
 
 install-log:
-	@if [ -d $(LOGBASE) ] && [ ! -d $(LOGDIR) ]; then \
-	 ln -s $(CHROOTDIR)/logs $(LOGDIR);\
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) -d $(LOGBASE)
+	@if [ ! -d $(LOGDIR) ]; then \
+	 ln -s $(CHROOTREL)/logs $(LOGDIR);\
 	fi
 
 install: install-chroot-dir install-bin install-etc install-log install-man install-run install-init
-	@getent passwd proxy || useradd -UMr -s /bin/false -c 3proxy proxy
-	@if [ ! -f $(INSTALL_CFG_DEST)/passwd ]; then \
-	touch $(INSTALL_CFG_DEST)/passwd;\
-	fi
-	@chown -R proxy:proxy $(CHROOTDIR)
-	@chmod 550  $(CHROOTDIR)/
-	@chmod 550  $(CHROOTDIR)/conf/
-	@chmod 440  $(CHROOTDIR)/conf/*
-	@echo ""
-	@echo 3proxy installed.
-	@echo use
-	@echo "  "service 3proxy start
-	@echo to start proxy
-	@echo "  "service 3proxy stop
-	@echo to stop proxy
-	@echo "  "$(INSTALL_CFG_DEST)/add3proxyuser.sh
-	@echo to add users
-	@echo ""
-	@echo Default config uses Google\'s DNS.
-	@echo It\'s recommended to use provider supplied DNS or install local recursor, e.g. pdns-recursor.
-	@echo Configure preferred DNS in $(INSTALL_CFG_DEST)/3proxy.cfg.
-	@echo run \'$(INSTALL_CFG_DEST)/add3proxyuser.sh admin password\' to configure \'admin\' user
-	@if [ -f /usr/sbin/service ]; then \
-	 /usr/sbin/service 3proxy stop ;\
-	 /usr/sbin/service 3proxy start ;\
+	@if [ "$(DESTDIR)" = "" ]; then \
+	 sh scripts/postinst; \
 	fi
diff --git a/scripts/3proxy.service b/scripts/3proxy.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd471ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/3proxy.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=3proxy tiny proxy server
+Documentation=man:3proxy(1)
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Environment=CONFIGFILE=/etc/3proxy/3proxy.cfg
+ExecStart=/bin/3proxy ${CONFIGFILE} &
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -SIGUSR1 $MAINPID
+KillMode=process
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=60s
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Alias=3proxy.service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/postinst b/scripts/postinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ece3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+if [ -x /usr/sbin/useradd ]; then \
+ /usr/bin/getent passwd proxy >/dev/null || (/usr/sbin/useradd -UMr -s /bin/false -c 3proxy proxy || true); \
+fi
+if [ ! -f /usr/local/3proxy/conf/passwd ]; then \
+ touch /usr/local/3proxy/conf/passwd;\
+fi
+chown -R proxy:proxy /usr/local/3proxy
+chmod 550  /usr/local/3proxy/
+chmod 550  /usr/local/3proxy/conf/
+chmod 440  /usr/local/3proxy/conf/*
+if /bin/systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+ /usr/sbin/update-rc.d 3proxy disable || true; \
+ /usr/sbin/chkconfig 3proxy off || true; \
+ /bin/systemctl enable 3proxy.service; \
+elif [ -x /usr/sbin/update-rc.d ]; then \
+ /usr/sbin/update-rc.d 3proxy defaults; \
+ /usr/sbin/update-rc.d 3proxy enable; \
+elif [ -x /usr/sbin/chkconfig ]; then \
+ /usr/sbin/chkconfig 3proxy on; \
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo 3proxy installed.
+if /bin/systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+ /bin/systemctl stop 3proxy.service \
+ /bin/systemctl start 3proxy.service \
+ echo use ;\
+ echo "  "systemctl start 3proxy.service ;\
+ echo to start proxy ;\
+ echo "  "systemctl stop 3proxy.service ;\
+ echo to stop proxy ;\
+elif [ -x /usr/sbin/service ]; then \
+ /usr/sbin/service 3proxy stop  || true;\
+ /usr/sbin/service 3proxy start  || true;\
+ echo "  "service 3proxy start ;\
+ echo to start proxy ;\
+ echo "  "service 3proxy stop ;\
+ echo to stop proxy ;\
+fi
+echo "  "/usr/local/3proxy/conf/add3proxyuser.sh
+echo to add users
+echo ""
+echo Default config uses Google\'s DNS.
+echo It\'s recommended to use provider supplied DNS or install local recursor, e.g. pdns-recursor.
+echo Configure preferred DNS in /usr/local/3proxy/conf/3proxy.cfg.
+echo run \'/usr/local/3proxy/conf/add3proxyuser.sh admin password\' to configure \'admin\' user