From ecf53028d795b48e17c8e481f2a7be662e02c74a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ryqiem <ryqiem@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 10:53:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added virtualenv example

---
 .../getting-started/autostart-systemd.markdown  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/source/getting-started/autostart-systemd.markdown b/source/getting-started/autostart-systemd.markdown
index f3e90be5959..f18987a26bd 100644
--- a/source/getting-started/autostart-systemd.markdown
+++ b/source/getting-started/autostart-systemd.markdown
@@ -35,6 +35,23 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF'
 ```
 
+If you've setup `hass` in virtualenv following the guide the following template should work for you.
+
+```
+[Unit]
+Description=Home Assistant
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=hass
+ExecStartPre=source source /srv/hass/bin/activate
+ExecStart=/srv/hass/bin/hass -c "/home/hass/.homeassistant"
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
 There is also another [sample service file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/master/script/home-assistant%40.service) available. To use this one, just download it.
 
 ```bash