diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a42fb972..cefa155e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ clean:
 install:
 	@mkdir -p /usr/share/bettercap/caplets
 	@cp bettercap /usr/local/bin/
+	@cp bettercap.service /etc/systemd/system/
+	@systemctl daemon-reload
 
 docker:
 	@docker build -t bettercap:latest .
diff --git a/bettercap.service b/bettercap.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcf2eb80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bettercap.service
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=bettercap api.rest service.
+Documentation=https://bettercap.org
+Wants=network.target
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+PermissionsStartOnly=true
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bettercap -autostart "events.stream, net.recon, api.rest" -no-colors -eval "set events.stream.output /var/log/bettercap.log"
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=30
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target