diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff9c8d1d..3c461384 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,55 @@
 SHELL := /bin/bash
-current_dir = $(shell pwd)
+CURRENT_DIR = $(shell pwd)
 
 init:
 	virtualenv -p python3 venv
 	source ./venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt
-
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo "external packages for ffplayout installed in \"$(current_dir)/venv\""
+	@echo "external packages for ffplayout installed in \"$(CURRENT_DIR)/venv\""
 	@echo ""
-	@echo "run: \"$(current_dir)/venv/bin/python\" \"$(current_dir)/ffplayout.py\""
+	@echo "run:"
+	@echo "\"$(CURRENT_DIR)/venv/bin/python\" \"$(CURRENT_DIR)/ffplayout.py\""
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "or:"
 	@echo "source ./venv/bin/activate"
 	@echo "./ffplayout.py"
 	@echo ""
+	@echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "run \"sudo make install USER=www-data\" if you would like to run ffplayout on server like environments"
+	@echo "instead of www-data you can use any user which need write access to the config file"
+	@echo "this user will also be placed in systemd service"
+	@echo "systemd is required!"
+
+install:
+	if [ ! "$(CURRENT_DIR)" == "/opt/ffplayout-engine" ]; then \
+		install -d -o $(USER) -g $(USER) /opt/ffplayout-engine/; \
+		cp -r docs ffplayout venv "/opt/ffplayout-engine/"; \
+		chown $(USER):$(USER) -R "/opt/ffplayout-engine/"; \
+		install -m 644 -o $(USER) -g $(USER) ffplayout.py "/opt/ffplayout-engine/"; \
+	fi
+	install -d /etc/ffplayout/
+	install -d -o $(USER) -g $(USER) /var/log/ffplayout/
+	if [ ! -f "/etc/ffplayout/ffplayout.yml" ]; then \
+		install -m 644 -o $(USER) -g $(USER) ffplayout.yml /etc/ffplayout/; \
+	fi
+	if [ -d "/etc/systemd/system" ] && [ ! -f "/etc/systemd/system/ffplayout.service" ]; then \
+		install -m 644 docs/ffplayout.service /etc/systemd/system/; \
+		sed -i "s/root/$(USER)/g" "/etc/systemd/system/ffplayout.service"; \
+	fi
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "installation done..."
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "if you want ffplayout to autostart, run: \"systemctl enable ffplayout\""
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf venv
+
+uninstall:
+	rm -rf "/etc/ffplayout"
+	rm -rf "/var/log/ffplayout"
+	rm -rf "/etc/systemd/system/ffplayout.service"
+	if [ ! "$(CURRENT_DIR)" == "/opt/ffplayout-engine" ]; then \
+		rm -rf "/opt/ffplayout-engine"; \
+	fi
diff --git a/docs/ffplayout.service b/docs/ffplayout.service
index f66a7f5e..1c0a55aa 100644
--- a/docs/ffplayout.service
+++ b/docs/ffplayout.service
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ After=network.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/opt/ffplayout-engine/venv/bin/python /opt/ffplayout-engine/ffplayout.py
-
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -1 $MAINPID
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=1
-User=user
-Group=user
+User=root
+Group=root
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target