diff --git a/install-update-tracker.sh b/install-update-tracker.sh
index f864b087..2e4302d0 100755
--- a/install-update-tracker.sh
+++ b/install-update-tracker.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ case "$INSTALLER" in
     apt)
 
         # The total number of steps in the installation process
-        TOTAL_STEPS="3"
+        TOTAL_STEPS="4"
         
         # Install dependencies 
         progress 1 "Installing dependencies..."
@@ -143,8 +143,18 @@ case "$INSTALLER" in
         { sudo mv "$PACKAGE_FILES_PATH/apt/apt-metrics.sh" "$UPDATE_SCRIPT_PATH" || fail "Could not move apt update collector."; } >&2
         { sudo mv "$PACKAGE_FILES_PATH/rp-version-check.sh" "$UPDATE_SCRIPT_PATH" || fail "Could not move Rocket Pool update collector."; } >&2
         { sudo mv "$PACKAGE_FILES_PATH/apt/apt-prometheus-metrics" "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/60prometheus-metrics" || fail "Could not move apt trigger."; } >&2
+        { sudo mv "$PACKAGE_FILES_PATH/apt/rp-check.sh" "$UPDATE_SCRIPT_PATH" || fail "Could not move Rocket Pool update tracker script."; } >&2
+        { sudo mv "$PACKAGE_FILES_PATH/apt/rp-update-tracker.service" "/etc/systemd/system" || fail "Could not move update tracker service."; } >&2
+        { sudo mv "$PACKAGE_FILES_PATH/apt/rp-update-tracker.timer" "/etc/systemd/system" || fail "Could not move update tracker timer."; } >&2
         { sudo chmod +x "$UPDATE_SCRIPT_PATH/apt-metrics.sh" || fail "Could not set permissions on apt update collector."; } >&2
         { sudo chmod +x "$UPDATE_SCRIPT_PATH/rp-version-check.sh" || fail "Could not set permissions on Rocket Pool update collector."; } >&2
+        { sudo chmod +x "$UPDATE_SCRIPT_PATH/rp-check.sh" || fail "Could not set permissions on Rocket Pool update tracker script."; } >&2
+
+        # Install the update checking service
+        progress 4 "Installing Rocket Pool update tracker service..."
+        { sudo systemctl daemon-reload || fail "Couldn't update systemctl daemons."; } >&2
+        { sudo systemctl enable rp-update-tracker || fail "Couldn't enable update tracker service."; } >&2
+        { sudo systemctl start rp-update-tracker || fail "Couldn't start update tracker service."; } >&2
 
     ;;
 
diff --git a/rp-update-tracker/apt/apt-prometheus-metrics b/rp-update-tracker/apt/apt-prometheus-metrics
index c2a9d138..aed4011a 100644
--- a/rp-update-tracker/apt/apt-prometheus-metrics
+++ b/rp-update-tracker/apt/apt-prometheus-metrics
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success {
   "/usr/share/apt-metrics.sh | sponge /var/lib/node_exporter/textfile_collector/apt.prom || true";
-  "/usr/share/rp-version-check.sh | sponge /var/lib/node_exporter/textfile_collector/rp.prom || true";
 };
 
 DPkg::Post-Invoke {
   "/usr/share/apt-metrics.sh | sponge /var/lib/node_exporter/textfile_collector/apt.prom || true";
-  "/usr/share/rp-version-check.sh | sponge /var/lib/node_exporter/textfile_collector/rp.prom || true";
 };
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diff --git a/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-check.sh b/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-check.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7685bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+/usr/share/rp-version-check.sh | sponge /var/lib/node_exporter/textfile_collector/rp.prom || true
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diff --git a/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-update-tracker.service b/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-update-tracker.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc23747c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-update-tracker.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Checks for Rocket Pool updates periodically
+Wants=rp-update-tracker.timer
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/share/rp-check.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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diff --git a/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-update-tracker.timer b/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-update-tracker.timer
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..170bd6ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rp-update-tracker/apt/rp-update-tracker.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Timer for the Rocket Pool updates tracker
+Requires=rp-update-tracker.service
+
+[Timer]
+Unit=rp-update-tracker.service
+OnCalendar=*-*-* *:00:00
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
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