diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f09b5138c9..0aac6fef6e 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ recursive-include platypush/backend/http/webapp/dist *
 recursive-include platypush/install *
 include platypush/plugins/http/webpage/mercury-parser.js
 include platypush/config/*.yaml
+include platypush/config/systemd/*
 global-include manifest.json
 global-include components.json.gz
diff --git a/examples/systemd/platypush.service b/examples/systemd/platypush.service
deleted file mode 100644
index b3cd1e738b..0000000000
--- a/examples/systemd/platypush.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Platypush systemd service file.
-#
-# It is advised to install Platypush through a supported package manager or a
-# Platypush Docker container.
-#
-# In such case, the service file should be automatically installed and configured,
-# and Platypush can be started either via `[sudo] systemctl start platypush`
-# (privileged start, usually with a dedicated `platypush` user) or
-# `systemctl --user start platypush` if you want to run it through a generic user.
-#
-# In the first case, the working directory would usually be
-# `/var/lib/platypush`, and the configuration will be stored under `/etc/platypush`.
-#
-# You can however also copy this service configuration either to
-# `/etc/systemd/system/platypush.service` or
-# `~/.config/systemd/user/platypush.service`.
-
-[Unit]
-Description=Platypush - A general-purpose platform for automation
-After=network.target redis.service
-# Uncomment this line if you're running the service as a privileged user
-# Requires=redis.service
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/platypush
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=10
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/examples/systemd/platypush.service b/examples/systemd/platypush.service
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..a846c200bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/systemd/platypush.service
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../platypush/config/systemd/platypush.service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platypush/config/systemd/platypush-sysusers.conf b/platypush/config/systemd/platypush-sysusers.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0f32fc2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/config/systemd/platypush-sysusers.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+u platypush - "A general-purpose platform for automation-as-code" /var/lib/platypush
diff --git a/platypush/config/systemd/platypush-tmpfile.conf b/platypush/config/systemd/platypush-tmpfile.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ced2d808f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/config/systemd/platypush-tmpfile.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+d /var/lib/platypush 0755 platypush platypush -
+d /etc/platypush 2750 platypush platypush -
diff --git a/platypush/config/systemd/platypush.service b/platypush/config/systemd/platypush.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3cd1e738b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/config/systemd/platypush.service
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Platypush systemd service file.
+#
+# It is advised to install Platypush through a supported package manager or a
+# Platypush Docker container.
+#
+# In such case, the service file should be automatically installed and configured,
+# and Platypush can be started either via `[sudo] systemctl start platypush`
+# (privileged start, usually with a dedicated `platypush` user) or
+# `systemctl --user start platypush` if you want to run it through a generic user.
+#
+# In the first case, the working directory would usually be
+# `/var/lib/platypush`, and the configuration will be stored under `/etc/platypush`.
+#
+# You can however also copy this service configuration either to
+# `/etc/systemd/system/platypush.service` or
+# `~/.config/systemd/user/platypush.service`.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Platypush - A general-purpose platform for automation
+After=network.target redis.service
+# Uncomment this line if you're running the service as a privileged user
+# Requires=redis.service
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/platypush
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target