diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
index 09a51622..d692b187 100644
--- a/docs/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/deployment.md
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Here are some rules of thumb:
 * As you grow more confident in the thread safety of your app, you can tune the
   workers down and the threads up.
 
+#### Ubuntu / Systemd (Systemctl) Installation
+
+See [systemd.md](systemd.md)
+
 #### Worker utilization
 
 **How do you know if you're got enough (or too many workers)?**
diff --git a/docs/systemd.md b/docs/systemd.md
index 342b38d0..41e13a33 100644
--- a/docs/systemd.md
+++ b/docs/systemd.md
@@ -32,21 +32,26 @@ Type=simple
 # Preferably configure a non-privileged user
 # User=
 
-# The path to the puma application root
-# Also replace the "<WD>" place holders below with this path.
-WorkingDirectory=
+# The path to the your application code root directory.
+# Also replace the "<YOUR_APP_PATH>" place holders below with this path.
+# Example /home/username/myapp
+WorkingDirectory=<YOUR_APP_PATH>
 
 # Helpful for debugging socket activation, etc.
 # Environment=PUMA_DEBUG=1
 
-# The command to start Puma. This variant uses a binstub generated via
-# `bundle binstubs puma --path ./sbin` in the WorkingDirectory
-# (replace "<WD>" below)
-ExecStart=<WD>/sbin/puma -b tcp://0.0.0.0:9292 -b ssl://0.0.0.0:9293?key=key.pem&cert=cert.pem
+# SystemD will not run puma even if it is in your path. You must specify
+# an absolute URL to puma. For example /usr/local/bin/puma
+# Alternatively, create a binstub with `bundle binstubs puma --path ./sbin` in the WorkingDirectory
+ExecStart=/<FULLPATH>/bin/puma -C <YOUR_APP_PATH>/puma.rb
+
+# Variant: Rails start.
+# ExecStart=/<FULLPATH>/bin/puma -C <YOUR_APP_PATH>/config/puma.rb ../config.ru
 
-# Variant: Use config file with `bind` directives instead:
-# ExecStart=<WD>/sbin/puma -C config.rb
 # Variant: Use `bundle exec --keep-file-descriptors puma` instead of binstub
+# Variant: Specify directives inline.
+# ExecStart=/<FULLPATH>/puma -b tcp://0.0.0.0:9292 -b ssl://0.0.0.0:9293?key=key.pem&cert=cert.pem
+
 
 Restart=always