diff --git a/dish_grpc_mqtt.py b/dish_grpc_mqtt.py
index ccee65d..0fc4912 100644
--- a/dish_grpc_mqtt.py
+++ b/dish_grpc_mqtt.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Where *id_value* is the *id* value from the dish status information.
 """
 
 import logging
+import os
+import signal
 import sys
 import time
 import json
@@ -32,6 +34,14 @@ import dish_common
 
 HOST_DEFAULT = "localhost"
 
+class Terminated(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def handle_sigterm(signum, frame):
+    # Turn SIGTERM into an exception so main loop can clean up
+    raise Terminated
+
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = dish_common.create_arg_parser(output_description="publish it to a MQTT broker",
@@ -72,6 +82,29 @@ def parse_args():
     else:
         parser.epilog += "\nSSL support options not available due to missing ssl module"
 
+    env_map = (
+        ("MQTT_HOST", "hostname"),
+        ("MQTT_PORT", "port"),
+        ("MQTT_USERNAME", "username"),
+        ("MQTT_PASSWORD", "password"),
+        ("MQTT_SSL", "tls"),
+    )
+    env_defaults = {}
+    for var, opt in env_map:
+        # check both set and not empty string
+        val = os.environ.get(var)
+        if val:
+            if var == "MQTT_SSL":
+                if val == "insecure":
+                    env_defaults[opt] = False
+                elif val == "secure":
+                    env_defaults[opt] = True
+                else:
+                    env_defaults["ssl_ca_cert"] = val
+            else:
+                env_defaults[opt] = val
+    parser.set_defaults(**env_defaults)
+
     opts = dish_common.run_arg_parser(parser, need_id=True)
 
     if opts.username is None and opts.password is not None:
@@ -145,6 +178,8 @@ def main():
 
     gstate = dish_common.GlobalState(target=opts.target)
 
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, handle_sigterm)
+
     try:
         next_loop = time.monotonic()
         while True:
@@ -155,10 +190,11 @@ def main():
                 time.sleep(next_loop - now)
             else:
                 break
+    except Terminated:
+        pass
     finally:
         gstate.shutdown()
-
-    sys.exit(rc)
+        sys.exit(rc)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/systemd/starlink-mqtt.service b/systemd/starlink-mqtt.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a11a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/starlink-mqtt.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Starlink GRPC to MQTT exporter
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/starlink-grpc-tools/
+Environment=MQTT_HOST=localhost MQTT_PORT=1883 MQTT_USERNAME=<changeme> MQTT_PASSORD=<changeme> MQTT_SSL=false
+ExecStart=/opt/starlink-grpc-tools/venv/bin/python3 dish_grpc_mqtt.py -t 10 status alert_detail
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target