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 run it as a server, have a look at the `config/default.json` file.
 
 
+## Packaging and Installation
+
+If you want to package Ceres for a Linux distribution, feel free to use the
+Make target for installation. Use it for example with a fakeroot:
+
+```
+	mkdir fakeroot
+	make DESTDIR=fakeroot install
+	tree fakeroot
+```
+
+Please add a service unit for the init system of your distribution.
+
+If you want to install Ceres to your system, it is recommended to first do the
+packaging. One reason is that there is no uninstall Make target. This would
+have to be tested and package managers are way better in cleanly remove stuff
+from your system.
+
+If you insist to install it without an uninstall option, run `make install`
+with root rights and write a service unit or something else to run the
+executable at boot.
+
+
 [1]: https://xengineering.eu/git/ceres
 [2]: ./CHANGELOG.md
 [3]: https://mariadb.com/