From 9e7e163933ed430e7d2102843ce7b33c4e10bd13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bsiggel <bsiggel@bitbylaw.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 18:49:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add production and manual start instructions for system
 services

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 docs/INDEX.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/INDEX.md b/docs/INDEX.md
index 4455319..3c008c1 100644
--- a/docs/INDEX.md
+++ b/docs/INDEX.md
@@ -464,6 +464,26 @@ REDIS_PORT=6379
 
 ### Start System
 
+**Production (systemd):**
+```bash
+# Restart services
+sudo systemctl restart motia.service
+sudo systemctl restart iii-console.service
+
+# Check status
+sudo systemctl status motia.service
+sudo systemctl status iii-console.service
+
+# View real-time logs
+journalctl -u motia.service -f
+journalctl -u iii-console.service -f
+
+# Enable auto-start on boot
+sudo systemctl enable motia.service
+sudo systemctl enable iii-console.service
+```
+
+**Manual (Development):**
 ```bash
 # Start iii Engine
 cd /opt/motia-iii/bitbylaw