diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 359e01b..3321a9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ Requirements /w install links: [Grafana](http://docs.grafana.org/installation/),
## Quick Setup (Varken Alpha)
-1. Clone the repository `git clone https://github.com/DirtyCajunRice/grafana-scripts.git /opt/Varken`
+1. Clone the repository `sudo git clone https://github.com/DirtyCajunRice/grafana-scripts.git /opt/Varken`
+2. Change ownership to current user `sudo chown $USER -R /opt/Varken/`
1. Switch to the testing branch `cd /opt/Varken && git checkout refactor-project`
-1. Install requirements `/usr/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt`
+1. Create venv in project `/usr/bin/python3 -m venv varken-venv`
+1. Install requirements `/opt/Varken/varken-venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt`
2. Make a copy of `varken.example.ini` to `varken.ini` in the `data` folder
- `cp data/varken.example.ini data/varken.ini`
+ `cp /opt/Varken/data/varken.example.ini /opt/Varken/data/varken.ini`
3. Make the appropriate changes to `varken.ini`
- `nano data/varken.ini`
-4. Copy the systemd file `cp varken.service /etc/systemd/system/`
+ `nano /opt/Varken/data/varken.ini`
+4. Copy the systemd file `sudo cp /opt/Varken/varken.service /etc/systemd/system/`
+1. Edit the username of the systemd file `sudo sed -i "s/username/$USER" /etc/systemd/system/varken.service`
5. start the service and enable it `systemctl start varken && systemctl enable varken`
5. After completing the [getting started](http://docs.grafana.org/guides/getting_started/) portion of grafana, create your datasource for influxdb. At a minimum, you will need the plex database.
6. Install `grafana-cli plugins install grafana-worldmap-panel`
diff --git a/varken.service b/varken.service
index 0b181a2..5e9bfec 100644
--- a/varken.service
+++ b/varken.service
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ After=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
-User=root
+User=username
WorkingDirectory=/opt/Varken
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/Varken/varken.py
+ExecStart=/opt/Varken/varken-venv/bin/python /opt/Varken/varken.py
Restart=always
[Install]