diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfef6fc..1ebe944 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ To run Nessusbeat with debugging output enabled, run:
 ./nessusbeat -c nessusbeat.yml -e -d "*"
 ```
 
+To run on startup, see the [init-scripts](https://github.com/darvid/nessusbeat/tree/master/init-scripts)
+folder for example configuration files for each init system.
+
 ### Roadmap
 
 - [ ] Add option to poll remote Nessus and SecurityCenter
diff --git a/init-scripts/nessusbeat.conf.upstart b/init-scripts/nessusbeat.conf.upstart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7440cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-scripts/nessusbeat.conf.upstart
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description "nessusbeat"
+start on runlevel [2345]
+stop on runlevel [!2345]
+respawn
+env DAEMONUSER=root
+env DAEMON=/opt/nessusbeat/nessusbeat
+env DAEMON_ARGS="-c /opt/nessusbeat/nessusbeat.yml"
+script
+    /bin/su - -c "$DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS" $DAEMONUSER
+end script
+post-stop exec sleep 5
diff --git a/init-scripts/nessusbeat.service.systemd b/init-scripts/nessusbeat.service.systemd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..154d18b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-scripts/nessusbeat.service.systemd
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=nessusbeat
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/nessusbeat
+ExecStart=/opt/nessusbeat/nessusbeat -c nessusbeat.yml
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
+ExecStop=/bin/kill -s TERM $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+ExecStopPost=/bin/sleep 5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target