diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9a4f40fd..d084a797 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ assets = [
 ]
 conf-files = ["/etc/conduwuit/conduwuit.toml"]
 maintainer-scripts = "debian/"
-systemd-units = { unit-name = "conduwuit" }
+systemd-units = { unit-name = "conduwuit", start = false }
 
 
 [profile.dev]
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index e2eab94b..9383bbac 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ case "$1" in
 
     chmod -v 740 "$CONDUWUIT_DATABASE_PATH"
 
+    echo ''
+    echo 'Make sure you edit the example config at /etc/conduwuit/conduwuit.toml before starting!'
+    echo 'To start the server, run: systemctl start conduwuit.service'
+    echo ''
+
     ;;
 esac