diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b0b730..94887e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 [![Build & Test](https://github.com/lkhq/laniakea-spark/actions/workflows/python.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/lkhq/laniakea-spark/actions/workflows/python.yml)
 
 Spark is the generic Laniakea job runner and package build executor.
-It is able to perform a variety of tasks on Laniakea on build-farms, like building
-packages or distribution ISO images.
+It is able to perform a variety of tasks on dedicated builder machines,
+like building packages, distribution ISO images or performing longer QA tasks.
 
 Spark instances communicate with Lighthouse servers via ZeroMQ to fetch new jobs and
 report information. They auto-register with the master system, if they were provided
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ sudo apt install \
 	debspawn
 ```
 
+### Installation
+
 You can find more information on how to set up Spark instances at
 [the Laniakea documentation](https://laniakea-hq.readthedocs.io/latest/general/worker-setup.html)
 or check out our [Ansible provisioning templates](https://github.com/lkhq/spark-setup).
diff --git a/data/systemd/laniakea-spark.service.in b/data/systemd/laniakea-spark.service.in
index 158a997..70c76bb 100644
--- a/data/systemd/laniakea-spark.service.in
+++ b/data/systemd/laniakea-spark.service.in
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ ConditionPathExists=/etc/laniakea/spark.toml
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 Restart=on-failure
-User=lkspark
-Group=lkspark
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/lk-spark
+User=_lkspark
+Group=nobody
+ExecStart=@PREFIX@/bin/lk-spark
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/install-sysdata.py b/install-sysdata.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bbe21b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-sysdata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Matthias Klumpp <matthias@tenstral.net>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#
+# This is a helper script to install additional configuration and documentation into
+# system locations, which Python's setuptools and pip will not usually let us install.
+#
+
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+
+try:
+    import pkgconfig
+except ImportError:
+    print()
+    print(
+        (
+            'Unable to import pkgconfig. Please install the module '
+            '(apt install python3-pkgconfig or pip install pkgconfig) '
+            'to continue.'
+        )
+    )
+    print()
+    sys.exit(4)
+
+
+class Installer:
+    def __init__(self, root: str = None, prefix: str = None):
+        if not root:
+            root = os.environ.get('DESTDIR')
+        if not root:
+            root = '/'
+        self.root = root
+
+        if not prefix:
+            prefix = '/usr/local' if self.root == '/' else '/usr'
+        if prefix.startswith('/'):
+            prefix = prefix[1:]
+        self.prefix = prefix
+
+    def install(self, src, dst, replace_vars=False):
+        if dst.startswith('/'):
+            dst = dst[1:]
+            dst_full = os.path.join(self.root, dst, os.path.basename(src))
+        else:
+            dst_full = os.path.join(self.root, self.prefix, dst, os.path.basename(src))
+        if dst_full.endswith('.in'):
+            dst_full = dst_full[:-3]
+
+        Path(os.path.dirname(dst_full)).mkdir(mode=0o755, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        if replace_vars:
+            with open(src, 'r') as f_src:
+                with open(dst_full, 'w') as f_dst:
+                    for line in f_src:
+                        f_dst.write(line.replace('@PREFIX@', '/' + self.prefix))
+        else:
+            shutil.copy(src, dst_full)
+        os.chmod(dst_full, 0o644)
+        print('{}\t\t{}'.format(os.path.basename(src), dst_full))
+
+
+def chdir_to_source_root():
+    thisfile = __file__
+    if not os.path.isabs(thisfile):
+        thisfile = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), thisfile))
+    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(thisfile))
+
+
+def install_data(temp_dir: str, root_dir: str, prefix_dir: str):
+    chdir_to_source_root()
+
+    print('Checking dependencies')
+    if not pkgconfig.installed('systemd', '>= 240'):
+        print('Systemd is not installed on this system. Please make systemd available to continue.')
+        sys.exit(4)
+
+    print('Installing data')
+    inst = Installer(root_dir, prefix_dir)
+    sd_system_unit_dir = pkgconfig.variables('systemd')['systemdsystemunitdir']
+
+    inst.install('data/systemd/laniakea-spark.service.in', sd_system_unit_dir, replace_vars=True)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description='Debspawn system data installer')
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--root', action='store', dest='root', default=None, help='Root directory to install into.'
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--prefix',
+        action='store',
+        dest='prefix',
+        default=None,
+        help='Directory prefix (usually `/usr` or `/usr/local`).',
+    )
+
+    options = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
+    with TemporaryDirectory(prefix='dsinstall-') as temp_dir:
+        install_data(temp_dir, options.root, options.prefix)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())