diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47042f4..7735a4f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ epd_4in2_test.py
 __pycache__/
 lib/
 img/Font.ttc
+*.log
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 069a7d3..5078e0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 \- **\_\_pycache\_\_/** - aint nobody got time for compiled python binaries.  
 \- **lib/** - library files from waveshare, available on their github page.  
 \- **img/Font.ttc** - font file provided by waveshare, available on their github page.  
+\- **\*.log** - nobody needs the log files in their repo
 
 **ePaper Pins:**
 
diff --git a/octomonitor.py b/octomonitor.py
index 3032537..6e529b4 100644
--- a/octomonitor.py
+++ b/octomonitor.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ libdir = "/home/pi/epaper/lib"#os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.p
 if os.path.exists(libdir):
     sys.path.append(libdir)
 
-import logging
+import logging,logging.handlers
 from waveshare_epd import epd4in2
 import time
 from PIL import Image,ImageDraw,ImageFont
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings(category=InsecureRequestWarning)
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 #logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger=logging.getLogger('octopimonitor')
+formatter=logging.Formatter('[{asctime}] [{levelname:<8}] {name}: {message}', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', style='{')
+handler=logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(filename='octopimonitor.log', encoding='utf-8', maxBytes=32*1024*1024, backupCount=5)
+handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+logger.addHandler(handler)
 
 def timestr(time):
  return f"{datestr(time)} {time.hour:02}:{time.minute:02}"
diff --git a/octomonitor.service b/octomonitor.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..287a79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octomonitor.service
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Adjust the paths below as necessary
+# (WorkingDirectory & ExecStart)
+# Copy this file to /etc/systemd/system/
+# Run 'sudo systemctl daemon-reload'
+# Now you can 'sudo systemctl [start|stop|reload] octomonitor'
+# Run 'sudo systemctl enable octomonitor' if
+# you want the service to start on boot
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Octopi ePaper Monitor
+After=syslog.target
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+RestartSec=30s
+Type=simple
+User=pi
+Group=pi
+WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/epaper/
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/epaper/octomonitor.py
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target