diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 94ff4a11d..cce6485d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,17 +13,16 @@ public/uploads/avatars/*
 # vendor-views
 !resources/views/vendor
 
-# Laravel 4 specific
+# Laravel specific
 bootstrap/compiled.php
 app/storage/
-
-# Laravel 5 & Lumen specific
 public/storage
 public/hot
 storage/*.key
 .env*
 Homestead.yaml
 Homestead.json
+storage/framework/maintenance.php
 
 # Rocketeer PHP task runner and deployment package. https://github.com/rocketeers/rocketeer
 .rocketeer/
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 84bbc4743..1f5ec25cd 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -1,40 +1,204 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
+set -o pipefail
 
-pre_run() {
- php artisan down
- git pull
- composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --prefer-dist
+USER=${1:-www-data} # Default user is www-data
+REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+# Colors for fancy output
+GREEN="\033[1;32m"
+CYAN="\033[1;36m"
+YELLOW="\033[1;33m"
+RED="\033[1;31m"
+RESET="\033[0m"
+TRWL_RED="\033[38;2;255;0;0m"
+
+ASCII_ART="\
+
+
+
+  _______                          _ _ _
+ |__   __|                        | | (_)
+    | |_ __ __ _  _____      _____| | |_ _ __   __ _
+    | | '__/ _\` \|/ _ \ \ /\ / / _ \ | | | '_ \ / _\` |
+    | | | | (_| |  __/\ V  V /  __/ | | | | | | (_| |
+    |_|_|  \__,_|\___| \_/\_/ \___|_|_|_|_| |_|\__, |
+                                                __/ |
+                                               |___/
+
+
+                                               "
+
+ask_to_install_service() {
+  service_name="$1"
+
+  source_file="${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/services/${service_name}.service"
+  destination_file="/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service"
+
+  if [ -f "$destination_file" ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Service ${service_name} is already installed.${RESET}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Service ${service_name} is not installed.${RESET}"
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Do you want to install it? [Y/n] (default: yes)${RESET}"
+
+  read -r answer
+
+  case "$answer" in
+    y|Y|yes|Yes|"")
+      echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing ${service_name} service to ${destination_file}...${RESET}"
+      sudo cp "$source_file" "$destination_file"
+
+      sudo sed -i "s|REPLACE_ROOT_PATH|${REPO_ROOT}|g" "$destination_file"
+      sudo sed -i "s|REPLACE_USER|${USER}|g" "$destination_file"
+
+      sudo systemctl enable "$service_name"
+      sudo systemctl start "$service_name"
+
+      echo -e "${GREEN}${service_name} service installed successfully!${RESET}"
+      return 0
+      ;;
+    n|N|no|No)
+      echo -e "${YELLOW}Skipping ${service_name} service installation...${RESET}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo -e "${RED}Invalid answer. Please answer with 'y' or 'n'.${RESET}"
+      ask_to_install_service "$service_name"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
-update_ui() {
-    npm ci --no-audit --no-progress && npm run build
+welcome_message() {
+  echo -e "${TRWL_RED}${ASCII_ART}${RESET}"
+  echo -e "${CYAN}This script will install / update Träwelling to the latest develop version.${RESET}\n"
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Running as: ${GREEN}${USER}${RESET}\n"
+
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Continue installation in ${GREEN}${REPO_ROOT}${YELLOW} directory?\n[Y/n] (default: yes): ${RESET}"
+  read -r answer
+
+  case "$answer" in
+    y|Y|yes|Yes|"")
+      echo -e "${GREEN}Okay, let's go!${RESET}"
+      cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+      echo -e "${YELLOW}Starting installation at $(date --iso-8601=seconds)${RESET}\n\n\n"
+      ;;
+    n|N|no|No)
+      echo -e "${YELLOW}Bye.${RESET}"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo -e "${RED}Invalid answer. Please answer with 'y' or 'n'.${RESET}"
+      welcome_message
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+check_dependencies() {
+  if [ "$USER" != "$(whoami)" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Please run this script as ${USER} user.${RESET}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}PHP is not installed. Please install PHP and try again.${RESET}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Composer is not installed. Please install Composer and try again.${RESET}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! command -v npm &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}NPM is not installed. Please install NPM and try again.${RESET}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Git is not installed. Please install Git and try again.${RESET}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+activate_maintenance_mode() {
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Enabling maintenance mode...${RESET}"
+  php artisan down
+}
+
+pull_latest_changes() {
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Pulling latest changes...${RESET}"
+  git pull
+}
+
+install_composer_dependencies() {
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing composer dependencies...${RESET}"
+  composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader
+}
+
+install_npm_dependencies() {
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing npm dependencies...${RESET}"
+  npm ci --no-audit --no-progress
+  npm run build
 }
 
 run_migrations() {
-    php artisan migrate --force
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Running migrations...${RESET}"
+  php artisan migrate --force
 }
 
-post_run() {
-    php artisan optimize
+finish_application() {
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Optimizing application...${RESET}"
+  php artisan optimize
+
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Seeding constants to database...${RESET}"
+  php artisan db:seed --class=Database\\Seeders\\Constants\\PermissionSeeder --force
 
-    php artisan db:seed --class=Database\\Seeders\\Constants\\PermissionSeeder --force
-    php artisan up
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Disabling maintenance mode...${RESET}"
+  php artisan up
 }
 
-restart_queue() {
-    if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/traewelling-queue.service ]; then
-        sudo systemctl restart traewelling-queue
-    fi
+restart_services() {
+  if ! command -v systemctl &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Systemd is not available on this system. Skipping service restart.${RESET}"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo -e "\n\n${CYAN}Restarting services...${RESET}"
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}You may be asked to enter your password here if you're not running as root.${RESET}\n\n"
 
-    if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/traewelling-queue-webhook.service ]; then
-        sudo systemctl restart traewelling-queue-webhook
+  services=(
+    "traewelling-queue"
+    "traewelling-queue-webhook"
+    "traewelling-queue-export"
+  )
+
+  for service in "${services[@]}"; do
+    service_path="/etc/systemd/system/${service}.service"
+    if [ -f "$service_path" ]; then
+      echo -e "${YELLOW}Restarting ${service} service...${RESET}"
+      sudo systemctl restart "$service"
+      echo -e "${GREEN}${service} service restarted successfully!${RESET}"
+    else
+      ask_to_install_service "$service"
     fi
+  done
+}
+
+run_installation() {
+  welcome_message
+  check_dependencies | sed "s/^/[DependencyCheck] /"
+  activate_maintenance_mode | sed "s/^/[PreInstall] /"
+  pull_latest_changes | sed "s/^/[git] /"
+  install_composer_dependencies | sed "s/^/[composer] /"
+  install_npm_dependencies | sed "s/^/[npm] /"
+  run_migrations | sed "s/^/[Migration] /"
+  finish_application | sed "s/^/[PostInstall] /"
+  restart_services | sed "s/^/[ServiceManager] /"
+
+  echo -e "\n\n${GREEN}Application updated successfully at $(date --iso-8601=seconds)!${RESET}"
 }
 
-pre_run
-run_migrations
-update_ui
-post_run
-restart_queue
+run_installation 2>&1 | tee -a "${REPO_ROOT}/storage/logs/install-$(date --iso-8601=seconds).log"
diff --git a/scripts/services/README.md b/scripts/services/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c2a740bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/services/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Services for systemd
+
+This directory contains systemd service files for the various services that are part of Träwelling.
+These files are installed to `/etc/systemd/system` by the `install.sh` script.
diff --git a/scripts/services/traewelling-queue-export.service b/scripts/services/traewelling-queue-export.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcc18ba6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/services/traewelling-queue-export.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Traewelling Export Queue worker
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=REPLACE_USER
+Restart=always
+RuntimeMaxSec=3600
+WorkingDirectory=REPLACE_ROOT_PATH
+ExecStart=php artisan queue:work --max-time=600 --tries=3 --queue=export
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/scripts/services/traewelling-queue-webhook.service b/scripts/services/traewelling-queue-webhook.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c933369b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/services/traewelling-queue-webhook.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Traewelling Webhook Queue worker
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=REPLACE_USER
+Restart=always
+RuntimeMaxSec=3600
+WorkingDirectory=REPLACE_ROOT_PATH
+ExecStart=php artisan queue:work --max-time=600 --tries=3 --queue=webhook
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/scripts/services/traewelling-queue.service b/scripts/services/traewelling-queue.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f8bc8d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/services/traewelling-queue.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Traewelling Queue worker
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=REPLACE_USER
+Restart=always
+RuntimeMaxSec=3600
+WorkingDirectory=REPLACE_ROOT_PATH
+ExecStart=php artisan queue:work --max-time=600 --tries=3
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/scripts/services/traewelling-scheduler.service b/scripts/services/traewelling-scheduler.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa351bacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/services/traewelling-scheduler.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Traewelling Scheduler
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User=REPLACE_USER
+Restart=on-failure
+WorkingDirectory=REPLACE_ROOT_PATH
+ExecStart=php artisan schedule:run
diff --git a/scripts/services/traewelling-scheduler.timer b/scripts/services/traewelling-scheduler.timer
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85cbceae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/services/traewelling-scheduler.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Traewelling Scheduler
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=minutely
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target