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+# Autostart
+
+To enable the Freenove Smart Car Server to run at startup follow the steps for your distro.
+
+Credit of Leigh Dastey (ldastey@outlook.com).
+
+## SystemD Configuration
+
+**INSTALL_DIR below should be replaced throughout to the path of the file on your system**
+
+Edit **$INSTALL_DIR**/Service/smart-car-server and change $INSTALL_DIR to be the path of this file on your system
+
+Then run the following commands:
+
+    sudo chmod 755 $INSTALL_DIR/Service/smart-car-server
+    sudo ln -s $INSTALL_DIR/Service/smart-car-server.service /lib/systemd/system/smart-car-server.service  
+    sudo ln -s $INSTALL_DIR/Service/smart-car-server /etc/init.d/smart-car-server
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    sudo systemctl enable smart-car-server
+    sudo reboot
+
+When the Pi restarts you will be able to connect client applications (i.e. mobile app) and test you can connect.
+
+### SystemD Disable Autostart
+
+To disable the SystemD autostart run 
+
+    sudo systemctl disable smart-car-server
+
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# Copy this file to /etc/init.d/
+#
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          smart-car-server
+# Required-Start:    $all
+# Required-Stop:     $all
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Pi Smart Car Server
+### END INIT INFO
+
+sudo /usr/bin/python $INSTALL_DIR/Code/Server/main.py -t -n
+ 
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+[Unit]
+Description=Pi Smart Car Server
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 20
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/init.d/smart-car-server
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target