README.md

@@ -19,3 +19,20 @@ newly updated repository to interact with a running PDP-10 simulation.
 
 The monitor consists of a script, that needs to be installed to `/usr/local/bin`
 and a systemd unit-file to run it as a service.
+
+### Installation
+
+To install the git-monitor, clone this repository to the target computer, and
+run the install script:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://gitea.orca-central.de/jali/PiDP10Services.git
+sudo ./install.sh
+```
+
+This will install the service on your system and start it. If you want the
+service to be enabled on system boot, enable the service:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl enable git-monitor.service
+```

install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Install the service on the target machine
+
+SERVICEDIR="/usr/local/bin"
+SYSTEMDDIR="/etc/systemd/system"
+
+echo "- Installing the service files"
+cp ./services/git-monitor $SERVICEDIR
+cp ./units/git-monitor.service $SYSTEMDDIR
+
+echo "- Preparing the service files"
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl start git-monitor.service
+
+echo "- Installation complete."