diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1e4ff7..8ebd860 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ nitter
 *.db
 /tests/__pycache__
 /tests/geckodriver.log
+/tmp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c3ad5d..374a1a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,16 +13,53 @@ Inspired by the [invidio.us](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious) project.
 
 ## Installation
 
+You need to install nim on your system: https://nim-lang.org/install.html
+It is possible to install nim system wide or in the user directory you create below.
+
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
-cd nitter
-nimble build
+# useradd -m nitter
+# su nitter
+$ git clone https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
+$ cd nitter
+$ nimble build -d:release
+$ mkdir ./tmp
 ```
 
-To run, `./nitter`. It's currently not possible to change any settings or things
+To run nitter, execute `./nitter`. It's currently not possible to change any settings or things
 like the title, this will change as the project matures a bit. For now the focus
 is on implementing missing features.
 
+You should put nitter behind a reverse proxy with e.g. nginx or apache.
+
+It is also possible to run nitter via systemd:
+
+```bash
+[Unit]
+Description=Nitter (An alternative Twitter front-end)
+After=syslog.target
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+
+# set user and group
+User=nitter
+Group=nitter
+
+# configure location
+WorkingDirectory=/home/nitter/nitter
+ExecStart=/home/nitter/nitter/nitter
+
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=15
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+Then enable and start
+`systemctl enable --now nitter.service`
+
 ## Todo (roughly in this order)
 
 - Search (images/videos, hashtags, etc.)
diff --git a/nitter.conf b/nitter.conf
index ba3446d..2e3c023 100644
--- a/nitter.conf
+++ b/nitter.conf
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ title = "nitter"
 staticDir = "./public"
 
 [Cache]
-directory = "/tmp/niter"
-profileMinutes = 10  # how long to cache profiles
\ No newline at end of file
+directory = "./tmp"
+profileMinutes = 10  # how long to cache profiles