diff --git a/build/debian/DEBIAN/conffiles b/build/debian/DEBIAN/conffiles
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a731efb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/debian/DEBIAN/conffiles
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/etc/default/audiobookshelf
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diff --git a/build/debian/DEBIAN/control b/build/debian/DEBIAN/control
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a414b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/debian/DEBIAN/control
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Package: audiobookshelf
+Version: 1.2.1
+Section: base
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: amd64
+Depends:
+Maintainer: advplyr
+Description: Self-hosted audiobook server for managing and playing audiobooks
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diff --git a/build/debian/DEBIAN/postinst b/build/debian/DEBIAN/postinst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92af782d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/debian/DEBIAN/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
+
+declare -r init_type='auto'
+declare -ri no_rebuild='0'
+
+add_user() {
+  : "${1:?'User was not defined'}"
+  declare -r user="$1"
+  declare -r uid="$2"
+
+  if [ -z "$uid" ]; then
+    declare -r uid_flags=""
+  else
+    declare -r uid_flags="--uid $uid"
+  fi
+
+  declare -r group="${3:-$user}"
+  declare -r descr="${4:-No description}"
+  declare -r shell="${5:-/bin/false}"
+
+  if ! getent passwd | grep -q "^$user:"; then
+    echo "Creating system user: $user in $group with $descr and shell $shell"
+    useradd $uid_flags --gid $group --no-create-home --system --shell $shell -c "$descr" $user
+  fi
+}
+
+add_group() {
+  : "${1:?'Group was not defined'}"
+  declare -r group="$1"
+  declare -r gid="$2"
+
+  if [ -z "$gid" ]; then
+    declare -r gid_flags=""
+  else
+    declare -r gid_flags="--gid $gid"
+  fi
+
+  if ! getent group | grep -q "^$group:" ; then
+    echo "Creating system group: $group"
+    groupadd $gid_flags --system $group
+  fi
+}
+
+start_service () {
+  : "${1:?'Service name was not defined'}"
+  declare -r service_name="$1"
+
+  if hash systemctl 2> /dev/null; then
+    if [[ "$init_type" == 'auto' || "$init_type" == 'systemd' ]]; then
+      {
+        systemctl enable "$service_name.service" && \
+        systemctl start "$service_name.service"
+      } || echo "$service_name could not be registered or started"
+    fi
+  elif hash service 2> /dev/null; then
+    if [[ "$init_type" == 'auto' || "$init_type" == 'upstart' || "$init_type" == 'sysv' ]]; then
+      service "$service_name" start || echo "$service_name could not be registered or started"
+    fi
+  elif hash start 2> /dev/null; then
+    if [[ "$init_type" == 'auto' || "$init_type" == 'upstart' ]]; then
+      start "$service_name" || echo "$service_name could not be registered or started"
+    fi
+  elif hash update-rc.d 2> /dev/null; then
+      if [[ "$init_type" == 'auto' || "$init_type" == 'sysv' ]]; then
+      {
+        update-rc.d "$service_name" defaults && \
+        "/etc/init.d/$service_name" start
+      } || echo "$service_name could not be registered or started"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo 'Your system does not appear to use systemd, Upstart, or System V, so the service could not be started'
+  fi
+}
+
+
+add_group 'audiobookshelf' ''
+add_user 'audiobookshelf' '' 'audiobookshelf' 'audiobookshelf user-daemon' '/bin/false'
+
+mkdir -p '/var/log/audiobookshelf'
+chown -R 'audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf' '/var/log/audiobookshelf'
+
+start_service 'audiobookshelf'
diff --git a/build/debian/DEBIAN/prerm b/build/debian/DEBIAN/prerm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42ecc715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/debian/DEBIAN/prerm
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
+
+declare -r init_type='auto'
+declare -r service_name='audiobookshelf'
+
+if [[ "$init_type" == 'auto' || "$init_type" == 'systemd' || "$init_type" == 'upstart' || "$init_type" == 'sysv' ]]; then
+  if hash systemctl 2> /dev/null; then
+    systemctl disable "$service_name.service" && \
+    systemctl stop "$service_name.service" || \
+    echo "$service_name wasn't even running!"
+  elif hash service 2> /dev/null; then
+    service "$service_name" stop || echo "$service_name wasn't even running!"
+  elif hash stop 2> /dev/null; then
+    stop "$service_name" || echo "$service_name wasn't even running!"
+  elif hash update-rc.d 2> /dev/null; then
+    {
+      update-rc.d "$service_name" remove && \
+      "/etc/init.d/$service_name" stop
+    } || "$service_name wasn't even running!"
+  else
+    echo "Your system does not appear to use upstart, systemd or sysv, so $service_name could not be stopped"
+    echo 'Unless these systems were removed since install, no processes have been left running'
+  fi
+fi
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diff --git a/build/debian/etc/default/audiobookshelf b/build/debian/etc/default/audiobookshelf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8be8b132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/debian/etc/default/audiobookshelf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+AUDIOBOOK_PATH=/usr/share/audiobookshelf/audiobooks
+METADATA_PATH=/usr/share/audiobookshelf/metadata
+CONFIG_PATH=/usr/share/audiobookshelf/config
+PORT=1337
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diff --git a/build/debian/lib/systemd/system/audiobookshelf.service b/build/debian/lib/systemd/system/audiobookshelf.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..528a2c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/debian/lib/systemd/system/audiobookshelf.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Self-hosted audiobook server for managing and playing audiobooks
+Requires=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/audiobookshelf
+WorkingDirectory=/usr/share/audiobookshelf
+ExecStart=/usr/share/audiobookshelf/audiobookshelf
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+User=audiobookshelf
+PermissionsStartOnly=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50a7de1e..56f2bd17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "audiobookshelf",
   "version": "1.2.1",
-  "description": "Self-hosted audiobook server for managing and playing audiobooks.",
+  "description": "Self-hosted audiobook server for managing and playing audiobooks",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node index.js",
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
     "client": "cd client && npm install && npm run generate-client",
     "generate-client": "cd client && npm run generate",
     "prod": "npm run client && npm install && node prod.js",
-    "build-client": "cd client && rm -rf node_modules && npm i --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && npm run generate",
-    "build-server": "rm -rf node_modules && npm i --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && npm i ffmpeg-static --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root",
+    "build-client": "cd client && rm -rf node_modules && npm ci --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && npm run generate",
+    "build-server": "rm -rf node_modules && npm ci --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && npm i ffmpeg-static --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root",
     "build-prep": "npm run build-client && npm run build-server",
     "build-win": "npm run build-prep && pkg -t node12-win-x64 -o ./dist/win/audiobookshelf .",
     "build-linuxarm": "npm run build-prep && pkg -t node12-linux-arm64 -o ./dist/linuxarm/audiobookshelf .",
-    "build-linux": "npm run build-prep && pkg -t node12-linux-x64 -o ./dist/linux/audiobookshelf ."
+    "build-linux": "npm run build-prep && pkg -t node12-linux-x64 -o dist/linux/audiobookshelf . && cp dist/linux/audiobookshelf build/debian/usr/share/"
   },
   "bin": "prod.js",
   "pkg": {