diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
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+++ b/functions.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+SCRIPTNAME="$( basename -- "$0" )"
+
+ensure_root () {
+  if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script must be run as root" 
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+ensure_not_root () {
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script must not be run as root" 
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+ensure_pwd_is_scriptdir () {
+  if [[ $PWD != $ABSDIR ]]; then
+    echo "Please cd in the script directory before running it :"
+    echo "cd ${ABSDIR}"
+    echo "./${SCRIPTNAME}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+ensure_systemd_as_user_dir_exists () {
+  mkdir -p ${HOME}/.config/systemd/user/
+}
diff --git a/podman-peerjs/10_install.sh b/podman-peerjs/10_install.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/podman-peerjs/10_install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
+source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
+
+ensure_pwd_is_scriptdir
+ensure_not_root
+
+if podman container exists ${container_name}; then
+  echo container ${container_name} alredy exists, please remove it first.
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+podman run --name ${container_name} --user nobody -p ${listen_if}:${listen_port}:9000 -d ${upstream_image}:${upstream_version}
+
diff --git a/podman-peerjs/20_enable.sh b/podman-peerjs/20_enable.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5f77cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/podman-peerjs/20_enable.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
+source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
+
+ensure_pwd_is_scriptdir
+ensure_not_root
+
+if ! podman container exists ${container_name}; then
+  echo container ${container_name} must exist in order to add it to systemd
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+ensure_systemd_as_user_dir_exists
+podman generate systemd --name ${container_name} > ~/.config/systemd/user/${service_name}
+
+podman stop ${container_name}
+systemctl --user enable ${service_name}
+systemctl --user start ${service_name}
diff --git a/podman-peerjs/30_start.sh b/podman-peerjs/30_start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b07f65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/podman-peerjs/30_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
+source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
+
+ensure_pwd_is_scriptdir
+ensure_not_root
+
+if systemctl is-active --quiet service ${service_name}; then
+  echo Service ${service_name} is already running.
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+systemctl --user start ${service_name}.service
diff --git a/podman-peerjs/40_stop.sh b/podman-peerjs/40_stop.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9c765c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/podman-peerjs/40_stop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
+source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
+
+ensure_pwd_is_scriptdir
+ensure_not_root
+
+if ! systemctl is-active --quiet service ${service_name}; then
+  echo Service ${service_name} is already stopped.
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+systemctl --user stop ${service_name}.service
diff --git a/podman-peerjs/80_disable.sh b/podman-peerjs/80_disable.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dc4d440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/podman-peerjs/80_disable.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
+source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
+
+ensure_pwd_is_scriptdir
+ensure_not_root
+
+if ! podman container exists ${container_name}; then
+  echo container ${container_name} must exist in order to add it to systemd
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+ensure_systemd_as_user_dir_exists
+podman generate systemd --name ${container_name} > ~/.config/systemd/user/${service_name}
+
+podman stop ${container_name}
+systemctl --user disable ${service_name}
+systemctl --user stop ${service_name}
diff --git a/podman-peerjs/vars.sh b/podman-peerjs/vars.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f3eb43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/podman-peerjs/vars.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+container_name='peerjs-server'
+service_name="container_${container_name}.service"
+listen_if='127.0.0.1'
+listen_port='9000'
+upstream_image='docker.io/peerjs/peerjs-server'
+upstream_version='0.6.1'