diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9043aa66..2c401668 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@ src/liblqos_python.so
 
 # Ignore Rust build artifacts
 src/rust/target
-src/bin
+src/bin/static
+src/bin/lqosd
+src/bin/lqtop
+src/bin/xdp_iphash_to_cpu_cmdline
+src/bin/xdp_pping
+src/bin/lqos_node_manager
+src/bin/Rocket.toml
+
 
 # Ignore project folders for some IDEs
 .idea/
diff --git a/src/bin/lqos_node_manager.service.example b/src/bin/lqos_node_manager.service.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4210ce2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/lqos_node_manager.service.example
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+After=network.service
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/libreqos/src/bin
+ExecStart=/opt/libreqos/src/bin/lqos_node_manager
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/src/bin/lqosd.service.example b/src/bin/lqosd.service.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc460aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/lqosd.service.example
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+After=network.service
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/libreqos/src/bin
+ExecStart=/opt/libreqos/src/bin/lqosd
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/src/build_rust.sh b/src/build_rust.sh
index b44e9e26..3b88c988 100755
--- a/src/build_rust.sh
+++ b/src/build_rust.sh
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ popd
 cp rust/target/release/liblqos_python.so .
 
 echo "Don't forget to setup /etc/lqos!"
+echo "Template .service files can be found in bin/"