diff --git a/lemur.service b/lemur.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5c1dbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lemur
+After=postgresql.service
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/lemur start -b 127.0.0.1:8002 -c /etc/lemur/lemur.conf.py
+User=lemur
+Group=lemur
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
diff --git a/posttemplate/03-lemur b/posttemplate/03-lemur
index d1a07bf1..52418333 100755
--- a/posttemplate/03-lemur
+++ b/posttemplate/03-lemur
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ lemur --config=/etc/lemur/lemur.conf.py init --password $(CreoleGet lemur_admin_
 systemctl stop postgresql.service
 rm -f *.log
 
+mkdir -p /var/log/lemur/
+chown lemur: /var/log/lemur/
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/tmpl/lemur.conf.py b/tmpl/lemur.conf.py
index f8ee4d9f..740ecc59 100644
--- a/tmpl/lemur.conf.py
+++ b/tmpl/lemur.conf.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ METRIC_PROVIDERS = []
 # Logging
 
 LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG"
-LOG_FILE = "lemur.log"
+LOG_FILE = "/var/log/lemur/lemur.log"
 
 
 # Database