+# To set up the virtualenv, run:
+
+#DOCS:```sh
+sudo apt-get install -y virtualenv
+virtualenv $USERHOME/nominatim-venv
+$USERHOME/nominatim-venv/bin/pip install SQLAlchemy PyICU psycopg[binary] \
+ psycopg2-binary python-dotenv PyYAML falcon uvicorn gunicorn
+#DOCS:```
+
+# Next you need to create a systemd job that runs Nominatim on gunicorn.
+# First create a systemd job that manages the socket file:
+
+#DOCS:```sh
+sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/nominatim.socket << EOFSOCKETSYSTEMD
+[Unit]
+Description=Gunicorn socket for Nominatim
+
+[Socket]
+ListenStream=/run/nominatim.sock
+SocketUser=www-data
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOFSOCKETSYSTEMD
+#DOCS:```
+
+# Then create the service for Nominatim itself.
+
+#DOCS:```sh
+sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/nominatim.service << EOFNOMINATIMSYSTEMD
+[Unit]
+Description=Nominatim running as a gunicorn application
+After=network.target
+Requires=nominatim.socket
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Environment="PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/nominatim/lib-python/"
+User=www-data
+Group=www-data
+WorkingDirectory=$USERHOME/nominatim-project
+ExecStart=$USERHOME/nominatim-venv/bin/gunicorn -b unix:/run/nominatim.sock -w 4 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker nominatim_api.server.falcon.server:run_wsgi
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP \$MAINPID
+StandardOutput=append:/var/log/gunicorn-nominatim.log
+StandardError=inherit
+PrivateTmp=true
+TimeoutStopSec=5
+KillMode=mixed
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOFNOMINATIMSYSTEMD
+#DOCS:```
+
+# Activate the services:
+
+if [ "x$NOSYSTEMD" != "xyes" ]; then #DOCS:
+ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+ sudo systemctl enable nominatim.socket
+ sudo systemctl start nominatim.socket
+ sudo systemctl enable nominatim.service
+fi #DOCS:
+