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+### These steps are presented as guidelines. Your results may vary, depending on operating system, installation path and other settings.
+
+----
+
+### Operating Systems:
+
+- [Windows](#windows)
+ - [Interactive](#interactive)
+ - [Non Interactive](#non-interactive)
+- [macOS](#macos)
+- [Linux](#linux)
+- [FreeBSD](#freebsd)
+- [FreeNAS](#freenas)
+
+----
+
+## Windows
+
+Running Tautulli in the background on startup can be enabled by checking Tautulli Settings > Web Interface > Launch at System Startup.
+ * **Warning**: Make sure to remove any previous Tautulli shortcut from your startup folder or task in Windows Task Scheduler to prevent conflicts with the Tautulli setting! Refer to deprecated instructions below.
+
+
+Deprecated instructions
+
+### Interactive
+This will start Tautulli in the background when you login to Windows without the command prompt.
+
+* Make sure Tautulli is shutdown. `Tautulli > Settings > Shutdown`
+* Create a new shortcut ([screenshot](./images/new_shortcut.png)) in your startup folder with
+ * Target: `"C:\Program Files\Python38\pythonw.exe" C:\Tautulli\Tautulli.py`
+ * Start in: `C:\Program Files\Python38`
+* Start Tautulli with the shortcut
+
+### Non Interactive
+This will start Tautulli in the background when your computer starts, regardless of whether you are logged in.
+
+* Make sure Tautulli is shutdown. `Tautulli > Settings > Shutdown`
+* Create a new text file and [enter the following line](./images/new_command_file.png):
+
+ Start "C:\Program Files\Python38\pythonw.exe" C:\Tautulli\Tautulli.py
+
+* Save the file in your Tautulli folder as `Tautulli.cmd` (e.g. `C:\Tautulli\Tautulli.cmd`)
+* Open the "Run" dialog window (Win+R) and run `%windir%\system32\taskschd.msc` to open your Windows Task Scheduler.
+* Create a new task with the following settings:
+ * [General](./images/create_task_general.png):
+ * Name: Tautulli
+ * (•) Run whether user is logged on or not
+ * Configure for: Windows 10 (select your own Windows version)
+ * [Triggers](./images/create_task_triggers.png):
+ * Add a new trigger:
+ * Begin the task: At startup
+ * [✓] Delay task for: 30 seconds (to allow your server to start up, adjust as necessary)
+ * Click OK
+ * [Actions](./images/create_task_actions.png):
+ * Add a new action:
+ * Action: Start a program
+ * Program/script: `C:\Tautulli\Tautulli.cmd`
+ * Click OK
+ * [Settings](./images/create_task_settings.png):
+ * [✓] Allow task to be run on demand
+ * [✓] Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed
+ * [✓] If the task fails, restart every: 1 minute
+ * Attempt to restart up to: 3 times
+ * [✓] If the running task does not end when requested, force it to stop
+ * If the task is already running, then the following rule applies: Do not start a new instance
+ * Click OK
+* Tautulli should show up in the [list of Active Tasks](./images/list_of_active_tasks.png).
+* Double click on the task, then [click "Run" on the right hand side](./images/click_run_on_right.png). The status will change the "Running".
+* Once Tautulli has started, the [status should change back to "Ready" and the last run result should say "The operation completed successfully (0x0)"](./images/status_is_ready.png).
+* In your Windows Task Manager, there should be a ["pythonw.exe" background process running](./images/pythonw_background_process.png).
+
+
+## macOS
+
+Running Tautulli in the background on startup can be enabled by checking Tautulli Settings > Web Interface > Launch at System Startup.
+ * **Warning**: Make sure to remove any previous Tautulli `.plist` files in your `LaunchAgents` folder to prevent conflicts with the Tautulli setting! Refer to deprecated instructions below.
+
+
+Deprecated instructions
+
+Tested on Mac OS X 10.11.3. Assumes Tautulli is installed to `/Applications/Tautulli`
+
+If you need to specify a version of Python, edit `com.Tautulli.tautulli.plist`
+
+* Make sure Tautulli is shutdown. `Tautulli > Settings > Shutdown`
+* Create the `~/Library/LaunchAgents` using the following command:
+
+ mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
+
+* Copy the `.plist` file with the following command:
+
+ cp /Applications/Tautulli/init-scripts/init.osx ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.Tautulli.tautulli.plist
+
+* To start Tautulli run the following command:
+
+ launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.Tautulli.tautulli.plist
+
+* To stop Tautulli run the following command:
+
+ launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.Tautulli.tautulli.plist
+
+
+
+## Linux
+
+Refer to the main [[Installation]] instructions.
+
+
+Deprecated instructions
+
+Use the following service script for CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, etc. that uses systemd. The instructions are in the script file.
+* https://github.com/Tautulli/Tautulli/blob/master/init-scripts/init.systemd
+
+
+
+## FreeBSD
+
+Refer to the main [[Installation]] instructions.
+
+
+Deprecated instructions
+
+This assumes Tautulli is installed to `/usr/local/share/Tautulli` as per installation instructions, and user is `tautulli`. You can make your own user using: `sudo adduser`
+
+* Make sure Tautulli is shutdown. `Tautulli > Settings > Shutdown`
+* Ensure user permissions are correct:
+
+ sudo chown -R tautulli:tautulli /usr/local/share/Tautulli
+
+* Copy init script:
+
+ sudo cp /usr/local/share/Tautulli/init-scripts/init.freebsd /usr/local/etc/rc.d/tautulli
+
+* Enable at boot:
+
+ sudo sysrc tautulli_enable="YES"
+
+* To start:
+
+ sudo service tautulli start
+
+ * You can use `service tautulli [start | stop | restart | status]` to start/stop/restart or check the status of the Tautulli service
+ * **Note:** You may ignore the warning `/usr/local/etc/rc.d/tautulli: WARNING: $command_interpreter /usr/local/bin/python3 != python`.
+
+Optional:
+* If you need to change user:
+
+ sudo sysrc tautulli_user="USERNAME"
+
+ * Set user permissions for the Tautulli directory:
+
+ chown -R USERNAME:GROUPNAME /usr/local/share/Tautulli
+
+* Run from another directory:
+
+ sudo sysrc tautulli_dir="DIRECTORY"
+
+
+
+## FreeNAS
+
+Refer to the main [[Installation]] instructions.
+
+
+Deprecated instructions
+
+This assumes Tautulli is installed to `/usr/local/share/Tautulli` as per installation instructions, and user is `root`.
+
+To automate the Tautulli script just do this in the jail shell (in root directory):
+* Make sure Tautulli is shutdown. `Tautulli > Settings > Shutdown`
+* Ensure user permissions are correct:
+
+ chown -R root:wheel /usr/local/share/Tautulli
+
+* Copy init script:
+
+ cp /usr/local/share/Tautulli/init-scripts/init.freenas /usr/local/etc/rc.d/tautulli
+
+* Set user to run:
+
+ sysrc tautulli_user="root"
+
+* Enable at boot:
+
+ sysrc tautulli_enable="YES"
+
+* To start:
+
+ service tautulli start
+
+ * You can use `service tautulli [start | stop | restart | status]` to start/stop/restart or check the status of the Tautulli service
+ * **Note:** You may ignore the warning `/usr/local/etc/rc.d/tautulli: WARNING: $command_interpreter /usr/local/bin/python3 != python`.
+
+Optional:
+* If you need to change user:
+
+ sysrc tautulli_user="USERNAME"
+
+ * Set user permissions for the Tautulli directory:
+
+ chown -R USERNAME:GROUPNAME /usr/local/share/Tautulli
+
+* Run from another directory:
+
+ sysrc tautulli_dir="DIRECTORY"
+