diff --git a/olddocs/DEPLOYMENT.md b/olddocs/DEPLOYMENT.md
index fe32a5c..62ef787 100644
--- a/olddocs/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/olddocs/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -74,6 +74,55 @@ Database will be created at `data/cmdforge.db`.
 
 ### 4. systemd Service
 
+You can run as either a **system service** (requires root) or a **user service** (no root needed).
+
+#### Option A: User Service (Recommended for personal servers)
+
+Create `~/.config/systemd/user/cmdforge-web.service`:
+
+```ini
+[Unit]
+Description=CmdForge Registry Web Application
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=/path/to/cmdforge
+Environment="PATH=/path/to/cmdforge/venv/bin"
+Environment="CMDFORGE_REGISTRY_DB=/tmp/cmdforge-data/registry.db"
+ExecStartPre=/path/to/cmdforge/scripts/db-restore.sh
+ExecStart=/path/to/cmdforge/venv/bin/gunicorn \
+    -c gunicorn.conf.py \
+    cmdforge.web.app:create_web_app()
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+```
+
+Enable and start:
+
+```bash
+# Enable lingering (so service runs without login)
+loginctl enable-linger $USER
+
+# Reload and enable
+systemctl --user daemon-reload
+systemctl --user enable cmdforge-web
+systemctl --user start cmdforge-web
+
+# Check status
+systemctl --user status cmdforge-web
+
+# View logs
+journalctl --user -u cmdforge-web -f
+```
+
+**Note:** The current OMV deployment uses this approach.
+
+#### Option B: System Service (Traditional deployment)
+
 Create `/etc/systemd/system/cmdforge-web.service`:
 
 ```ini
@@ -201,11 +250,12 @@ sqlite3 /opt/cmdforge/data/cmdforge.db ".backup '/backup/cmdforge.db'"
 ### Logs
 
 ```bash
-# Application logs
+# For user service (OMV deployment)
+journalctl --user -u cmdforge-web -f
+
+# For system service
 tail -f /var/log/cmdforge/error.log
 tail -f /var/log/cmdforge/access.log
-
-# systemd logs
 journalctl -u cmdforge-web -f
 ```
 
@@ -224,16 +274,21 @@ curl http://localhost:5050/api/v1/tools
 ### Service won't start
 
 ```bash
-# Check logs
+# For user service
+journalctl --user -u cmdforge-web -n 50
+systemctl --user status cmdforge-web
+
+# For system service
 journalctl -u cmdforge-web -n 50
+sudo systemctl status cmdforge-web
 
 # Verify Python path
-/opt/cmdforge/venv/bin/python -c "import cmdforge"
+/path/to/cmdforge/venv/bin/python -c "import cmdforge"
 
 # Test gunicorn manually
-cd /opt/cmdforge
+cd /path/to/cmdforge
 source venv/bin/activate
-gunicorn --bind 127.0.0.1:5050 'cmdforge.web.app:create_app()'
+gunicorn -c gunicorn.conf.py 'cmdforge.web.app:create_web_app()'
 ```
 
 ### Database errors