diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35f3ae8..8d22c36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,6 +141,18 @@ This will test:
 
 ### 7. Run the System
 
+#### Option A: Run Directly with UV (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+# Run the wedding phone system
+uv run start
+
+# Or run the audio test
+uv run test
+```
+
+#### Option B: Run with Python
+
 ```bash
 python3 rotary_phone_web.py
 ```
@@ -149,6 +161,46 @@ The web interface will be available at:
 - `http://localhost:8080`
 - `http://<raspberry-pi-ip>:8080`
 
+### 8. Install as System Service (Optional)
+
+To run the wedding phone automatically on boot:
+
+```bash
+# Run the installer script
+./install_service.sh
+```
+
+The installer will:
+- Check dependencies
+- Install the systemd service
+- Configure for your user and project path
+- Optionally enable and start the service
+
+**Manual service commands:**
+
+```bash
+# Enable service to start on boot
+sudo systemctl enable wedding-phone
+
+# Start service now
+sudo systemctl start wedding-phone
+
+# Stop service
+sudo systemctl stop wedding-phone
+
+# Restart service
+sudo systemctl restart wedding-phone
+
+# View logs (live)
+sudo journalctl -u wedding-phone -f
+
+# View status
+sudo systemctl status wedding-phone
+
+# Disable service
+sudo systemctl disable wedding-phone
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Web Interface
@@ -282,6 +334,8 @@ wedding-phone/
 ├── rotary_phone_web.py       # Main application
 ├── test_complete.py           # Audio testing script
 ├── configure_hifiberry.sh     # HiFiBerry setup script
+├── install_service.sh         # Systemd service installer
+├── wedding-phone.service      # Systemd service file
 ├── config.example.json       # Example configuration (copy to config.json)
 ├── pyproject.toml            # UV/pip package configuration
 ├── AUDIO_FIX.md              # Audio configuration guide
@@ -423,42 +477,6 @@ If the script won't start:
 3. Check all paths exist or can be created
 4. Verify audio device index is correct
 
-## Auto-start on Boot
-
-Create a systemd service:
-
-```bash
-sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/wedding-phone.service
-```
-
-Add (replace `/path/to/wedding-phone` with your actual path):
-
-```ini
-[Unit]
-Description=Wedding Phone Service
-After=network.target sound.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-User=pi
-WorkingDirectory=/path/to/wedding-phone
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /path/to/wedding-phone/rotary_phone_web.py
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=10
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-```
-
-Enable and start:
-
-```bash
-sudo systemctl daemon-reload
-sudo systemctl enable wedding-phone.service
-sudo systemctl start wedding-phone.service
-sudo systemctl status wedding-phone.service
-```
-
 ## API Endpoints
 
 The system provides REST API endpoints:
diff --git a/install_service.sh b/install_service.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8163efb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_service.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Wedding Phone Service Installer
+# Installs the wedding phone as a systemd service
+#
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Wedding Phone Service Installer"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}ERROR: Do not run this script as root or with sudo${NC}"
+    echo "This script will prompt for sudo password when needed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get the directory where this script is located
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+SERVICE_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/wedding-phone.service"
+
+echo "Project directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if config.json exists
+if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/config.json" ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}WARNING: config.json not found${NC}"
+    echo "Creating config.json from config.example.json..."
+    if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/config.example.json" ]; then
+        cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/config.example.json" "$SCRIPT_DIR/config.json"
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Created config.json${NC}"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Please edit config.json to configure your system before starting the service${NC}"
+        echo ""
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}ERROR: config.example.json not found${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Check if UV is installed
+if ! command -v uv &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}ERROR: UV is not installed${NC}"
+    echo "Install UV with: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ UV is installed${NC}"
+
+# Install dependencies
+echo ""
+echo "Installing dependencies..."
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+uv pip install -e .
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Dependencies installed${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# Update the service file with the correct path
+echo "Configuring service file..."
+TEMP_SERVICE="/tmp/wedding-phone.service"
+cat "$SERVICE_FILE" | sed "s|/home/pi/wedding-phone|$SCRIPT_DIR|g" > "$TEMP_SERVICE"
+
+# Update User in service file
+CURRENT_USER=$(whoami)
+sed -i "s|User=pi|User=$CURRENT_USER|g" "$TEMP_SERVICE"
+sed -i "s|Group=pi|Group=$CURRENT_USER|g" "$TEMP_SERVICE"
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Service file configured for user: $CURRENT_USER${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# Install the service
+echo "Installing systemd service..."
+sudo cp "$TEMP_SERVICE" /etc/systemd/system/wedding-phone.service
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Service installed${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# Ask if user wants to enable and start the service
+read -p "Do you want to enable and start the service now? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
+echo ""
+if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    echo "Enabling service to start on boot..."
+    sudo systemctl enable wedding-phone.service
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Service enabled${NC}"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "Starting service..."
+    sudo systemctl start wedding-phone.service
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Service started${NC}"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "Service status:"
+    sudo systemctl status wedding-phone.service --no-pager
+else
+    echo ""
+    echo "Service installed but not started."
+    echo "To enable and start later, run:"
+    echo "  sudo systemctl enable wedding-phone.service"
+    echo "  sudo systemctl start wedding-phone.service"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Installation Complete!"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Useful commands:"
+echo "  Start service:   sudo systemctl start wedding-phone"
+echo "  Stop service:    sudo systemctl stop wedding-phone"
+echo "  Restart service: sudo systemctl restart wedding-phone"
+echo "  View logs:       sudo journalctl -u wedding-phone -f"
+echo "  Service status:  sudo systemctl status wedding-phone"
+echo "  Disable service: sudo systemctl disable wedding-phone"
+echo ""
+
+# Clean up
+rm -f "$TEMP_SERVICE"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index feb8be3..d841944 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ dependencies = [
     "RPi.GPIO>=0.7.1",
 ]
 
+[project.scripts]
+wedding-phone = "rotary_phone_web:main"
+wedding-phone-test = "test_complete:main"
+
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=7.0.0",
@@ -22,3 +26,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.uv]
 dev-dependencies = []
+
+[tool.uv.scripts]
+start = "python rotary_phone_web.py"
+test = "python test_complete.py"
diff --git a/rotary_phone_web.py b/rotary_phone_web.py
index 803970e..796d58d 100644
--- a/rotary_phone_web.py
+++ b/rotary_phone_web.py
@@ -873,12 +873,13 @@ def get_local_ip():
     except:
         return "127.0.0.1"
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+def main():
+    """Main entry point for the wedding phone application"""
     # Create templates directory and HTML template
     script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     templates_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'templates')
     os.makedirs(templates_dir, exist_ok=True)
-    
+
     # Create the HTML template if it doesn't exist
     template_file = os.path.join(templates_dir, 'index.html')
     if not os.path.exists(template_file):
@@ -1983,3 +1984,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     
     # Start Flask web server
     app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=WEB_PORT, debug=False, threaded=True)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/wedding-phone.service b/wedding-phone.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..247f9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wedding-phone.service
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Wedding Phone - Vintage Rotary Phone Audio System
+After=network.target sound.target
+Wants=network.target sound.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=pi
+Group=pi
+WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/wedding-phone
+Environment="PATH=/home/pi/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env uv run start
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+
+# Security hardening
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+PrivateTmp=true
+
+# Allow GPIO access
+SupplementaryGroups=gpio audio
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target