diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 26bc571..f58baab 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 goaccess__state: present
+goaccess_systemd: true
+goaccess__logfiles: '/var/log/apache2/access.log'
+goaccess__webfiles: '/var/www/html/report/index.html'
 
 # should we do a version check? (recomended)
 submodules_versioncheck: false
diff --git a/templates/goaccess.service.j2 b/templates/goaccess.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47c1dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/goaccess.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Goaccess
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/goaccess {{ goaccess__logfiles }} --log-format=COMBINED -o {{ goaccess__webfiles }} --real-time-html
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+