diff --git a/src/include/service.hpp b/src/include/service.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dd83fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/service.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include "program_args.hpp"
+
+namespace service_cmd {
+    int handle_service_command(const std::string& subcommand, const program_args_t& args);
+}
diff --git a/src/include/utils/vm_args.hpp b/src/include/utils/vm_args.hpp
index 457ed61b..a1972e7f 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/vm_args.hpp
+++ b/src/include/utils/vm_args.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ inline void print_help(po::options_description& general) {
     std::cout << "  help                - Show this help message" << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  port                - Show the default server port" << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  validate            - Validate the NPU stack" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  service <action>    - Manage systemd service (install|uninstall|start|stop|status)" << std::endl;
     std::cout << std::endl;
     std::cout << general << std::endl;
     std::cout << "Examples:" << std::endl;
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ bool parse_options(int argc, char *argv[], program_args_t& parsed_args) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (parsed_args.command != "serve")
+        if (parsed_args.command != "serve" && parsed_args.command != "service")
         {
             if (!vm["socket"].defaulted())
             {
diff --git a/src/src/main.cpp b/src/src/main.cpp
index 335d84c6..ff8085c2 100644
--- a/src/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/src/main.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "utils/vm_args.hpp"
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #include "benchmarking.hpp"
+#include "service.hpp"
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -705,6 +706,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 }
             }
         }
+        else if (parsed_args.command == "service") {
+            if (parsed_args.model_tag.empty() || parsed_args.model_tag == "model-faker") {
+                std::cerr << "Usage: flm service <install|uninstall|start|stop|status>" << std::endl;
+                return 1;
+            }
+            return service_cmd::handle_service_command(parsed_args.model_tag, parsed_args);
+        }
         else {
             // Invalid command, this will be used to show the invalid command
             std::cerr << "Invalid command: " << parsed_args.command << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/src/service.cpp b/src/src/service.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb4b0270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/src/service.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+#include "service.hpp"
+#include "utils/utils.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+namespace service_cmd {
+
+static std::string resolve_model_path() {
+    const char* sudo_user = std::getenv("SUDO_USER");
+    if (sudo_user && strlen(sudo_user) > 0) {
+        struct passwd* pw = getpwnam(sudo_user);
+        if (pw && pw->pw_dir) {
+            return std::string(pw->pw_dir) + "/.config/flm";
+        }
+    }
+    return utils::get_models_directory();
+}
+
+static std::string resolve_flm_binary() {
+    return utils::get_executable_directory() + "/flm";
+}
+
+static bool run_command(const std::string& cmd, bool report_errors = true) {
+    int ret = system(cmd.c_str());
+    if (ret != 0 && report_errors) {
+        std::cerr << "Command failed: " << cmd << std::endl;
+    }
+    return ret == 0;
+}
+
+static bool is_root() {
+    return geteuid() == 0;
+}
+
+static bool has_systemd() {
+    return std::filesystem::exists("/run/systemd/system");
+}
+
+static bool file_write(const std::string& path, const std::string& content) {
+    std::ofstream f(path);
+    if (!f.is_open()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: Cannot write to " << path << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+    f << content;
+    f.close();
+    return true;
+}
+
+static int do_install(const program_args_t& args) {
+    if (!is_root()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: flm service install must be run as root (use sudo)" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (!has_systemd()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: systemd not detected on this system" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (std::filesystem::exists("/etc/systemd/system/flm.service")) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: flm service is already installed. Run 'flm service uninstall' first." << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Create flm system user if it doesn't exist
+    if (getpwnam("flm") == nullptr) {
+        if (!run_command("useradd --system --no-create-home --shell /usr/sbin/nologin flm")) {
+            std::cerr << "Error: Failed to create flm system user" << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        std::cout << "Created system user 'flm'" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    // Add flm user to render group for NPU access
+    run_command("usermod -a -G render flm", false);
+
+    // Resolve paths
+    std::string model_path = resolve_model_path();
+    std::string flm_binary = resolve_flm_binary();
+    int port = utils::get_server_port(args.port);
+    std::string host = args.host;
+
+    // Create /etc/flm directory
+    std::filesystem::create_directories("/etc/flm");
+
+    // Write config file
+    std::ostringstream conf;
+    conf << "# FastFlowLM service configuration\n";
+    conf << "FLM_HOST=" << host << "\n";
+    conf << "FLM_PORT=" << port << "\n";
+    conf << "FLM_MODEL_PATH=" << model_path << "\n";
+    if (!file_write("/etc/flm/service.conf", conf.str())) return 1;
+
+    // Write wrapper script
+    std::ostringstream wrapper;
+    wrapper << "#!/bin/bash\n";
+    wrapper << "source /etc/flm/service.conf\n";
+    wrapper << "export FLM_MODEL_PATH\n";
+    wrapper << "exec " << flm_binary << " serve --quiet \\\n";
+    wrapper << "    --host \"${FLM_HOST}\" \\\n";
+    wrapper << "    --port \"${FLM_PORT}\"\n";
+    if (!file_write("/etc/flm/flm-service-wrapper", wrapper.str())) return 1;
+    chmod("/etc/flm/flm-service-wrapper", 0755);
+
+    // Write systemd unit
+    std::ostringstream unit;
+    unit << "[Unit]\n";
+    unit << "Description=FastFlowLM Inference Server\n";
+    unit << "After=network.target\n";
+    unit << "\n";
+    unit << "[Service]\n";
+    unit << "Type=simple\n";
+    unit << "User=flm\n";
+    unit << "Group=render\n";
+    unit << "ExecStart=/etc/flm/flm-service-wrapper\n";
+    unit << "Restart=on-failure\n";
+    unit << "RestartSec=5\n";
+    unit << "LimitMEMLOCK=infinity\n";
+    unit << "NoNewPrivileges=true\n";
+    unit << "ProtectSystem=strict\n";
+    unit << "ProtectHome=read-only\n";
+    unit << "PrivateTmp=true\n";
+    unit << "StandardOutput=journal\n";
+    unit << "StandardError=journal\n";
+    unit << "SyslogIdentifier=flm\n";
+    unit << "\n";
+    unit << "[Install]\n";
+    unit << "WantedBy=multi-user.target\n";
+    if (!file_write("/etc/systemd/system/flm.service", unit.str())) return 1;
+
+    // Reload and enable
+    run_command("systemctl daemon-reload");
+    run_command("systemctl enable flm.service");
+
+    std::cout << "FastFlowLM service installed successfully." << std::endl;
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Configuration:" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  Host:        " << host << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  Port:        " << port << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  Model path:  " << model_path << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  Binary:      " << flm_binary << std::endl;
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Next steps:" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  sudo flm service start      - Start the service" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  flm service status           - Check service status" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  journalctl -u flm -f         - View logs" << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int do_uninstall() {
+    if (!is_root()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: flm service uninstall must be run as root (use sudo)" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    run_command("systemctl stop flm.service", false);
+    run_command("systemctl disable flm.service", false);
+
+    std::filesystem::remove("/etc/systemd/system/flm.service");
+    std::filesystem::remove("/etc/flm/flm-service-wrapper");
+    std::filesystem::remove("/etc/flm/service.conf");
+    std::filesystem::remove("/etc/flm");
+
+    run_command("systemctl daemon-reload");
+
+    std::cout << "FastFlowLM service uninstalled." << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Note: The 'flm' system user was not removed (may own files)." << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int do_start() {
+    if (!is_root()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: flm service start must be run as root (use sudo)" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return run_command("systemctl start flm.service") ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+static int do_stop() {
+    if (!is_root()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: flm service stop must be run as root (use sudo)" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return run_command("systemctl stop flm.service") ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+static int do_status() {
+    // status doesn't require root
+    return run_command("systemctl status flm.service") ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+int handle_service_command(const std::string& subcommand, const program_args_t& args) {
+    if (subcommand == "install")   return do_install(args);
+    if (subcommand == "uninstall") return do_uninstall();
+    if (subcommand == "start")     return do_start();
+    if (subcommand == "stop")      return do_stop();
+    if (subcommand == "status")    return do_status();
+
+    std::cerr << "Unknown service action: " << subcommand << std::endl;
+    std::cerr << "Usage: flm service <install|uninstall|start|stop|status>" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+} // namespace service_cmd