diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c28d10d7f..3a1bc0d50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Jackett
+# Jackett
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@@ -271,14 +271,25 @@ Jackett can also be run from the command line if you would like to see log messa
Detailed instructions for [Ubuntu 14.x](http://www.htpcguides.com/install-jackett-on-ubuntu-14-x-for-custom-torrents-in-sonarr/) and [Ubuntu 15.x](http://www.htpcguides.com/install-jackett-ubuntu-15-x-for-custom-torrents-in-sonarr/)
-## Installation on OSX
- 1. Install [Mono 4](http://www.mono-project.com/download/#download-mac) or better (version 4.8 is recommended)
- * Setup ssl support by running
- ```
- https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem
- cert-sync --user ~/Downloads/cacert.pem
- ```
- 1. Download and extract the latest `Jackett.Binaries.Mono.tar.gz` release from the [releases page](https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/releases) and run Jackett using mono with the command `mono --debug JackettConsole.exe`.
+## Installation on macOS
+
+### Prerequisites
+Install [Mono 4](http://www.mono-project.com/download/#download-mac) or better (version 4.8 is recommended).
+ * Setup ssl support by running
+ ```
+ https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem
+ cert-sync --user ~/Downloads/cacert.pem
+ ```
+
+### Install as service
+1. Download and extract the latest `Jackett.Binaries.Mono.tar.gz` release from the [releases page](https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/releases).
+2. In Terminal, run the install script from the extracted directory using `./install_service_macos.sh`
+
+The service will start on each logon. You can always stop it by running `launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.user.Jackett.plist` from Terminal. You can start it again it using `launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.user.Jackett.plist`.
+Logs are stored as usual under `~/.config/Jackett/log.txt`.
+
+### Run without installing as a service
+Download and extract the latest `Jackett.Binaries.Mono.tar.gz` release from the [releases page](https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/releases) and run Jackett using mono with the command `mono --debug JackettConsole.exe`.
## Installation using Docker
Detailed instructions are available at [LinuxServer.io Jackett Docker](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/jackett/). The Jackett Docker is highly recommended, especially if you are having Mono stability issues or having issues running Mono on your system eg. QNAP, Synology. Thanks to [LinuxServer.io](https://linuxserver.io)
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Console/Jackett.Console.csproj b/src/Jackett.Console/Jackett.Console.csproj
index 0869c7e70..8af4a4af1 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Console/Jackett.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Jackett.Console/Jackett.Console.csproj
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@
+
+ PreserveNewest
+
@@ -182,4 +185,4 @@
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-
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+
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Console/install_service_macos.sh b/src/Jackett.Console/install_service_macos.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..25f303a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett.Console/install_service_macos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Stop and unload the service if it's running
+launchctl remove org.user.Jackett
+
+# Check if we're running from Jackett's directory
+if [ ! -f ./JackettConsole.exe ]; then
+ echo "Couldn't locate JackettConsole.exe. Are you running from the right directory?"
+ exit 1
+fi
+jackettdir="$(pwd)"
+
+# Check if mono is installed
+command -v mono >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Jackett requires Mono but it's not installed. Aborting."; exit 1; }
+monodir="$(dirname $(command -v mono))"
+
+# Check that no other service called Jackett is already running
+if [[ $(launchctl list | grep org.user.Jackett) ]]; then
+ echo "Jackett already seems to be running as a service. Please stop it before running this script again."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# Write the plist to LaunchAgents
+cat >~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.user.Jackett.plist <
+
+
+
+ EnvironmentVariables
+
+ PATH
+ /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:${monodir}
+
+ KeepAlive
+
+ Label
+ org.user.Jackett
+ ProgramArguments
+
+ ${monodir}/mono
+ --debug
+ JackettConsole.exe
+ --NoRestart
+
+ RunAtLoad
+
+ WorkingDirectory
+ ${jackettdir}
+
+
+
+EOL
+
+# Run the agent
+launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.user.Jackett.plist
+
+# Check that it's running
+if [[ $(launchctl list | grep org.user.Jackett) ]]; then
+ echo "Agent successfully installed and launched!"
+else
+ cat << EOL
+Could not launch agent. The installation might have failed.
+Please open an issue on https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/issues and paste following information:
+Mono directory: \`${monodir}\`
+Jackett directory: \`${jackettdir}\`
+EOL
+fi