diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el7.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el7.md
index 463745a8..69202f7f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el7.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el7.md
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ nfs:
     - /var/warewulf
 ```
 
+## Start and enable the Warewulf service
+
+```bash
+# Create the group the warewulfd service will run as
+$ sudo groupadd -r warewulf
+
+# Reload system services
+$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+# Start and enable the warewulfd service
+$ sudo systemctl enable --now warewulfd
+```
+
 ## Configure system services automatically
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el8.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el8.md
index a63e416f..12b1751a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el8.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el8.md
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ nfs:
     - /var/warewulf
 ```
 
+## Start and enable the Warewulf service
+
+```bash
+# Create the group the warewulfd service will run as
+$ sudo groupadd -r warewulf
+
+# Reload system services
+$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+# Start and enable the warewulfd service
+$ sudo systemctl enable --now warewulfd
+```
+
 ## Configure system services automatically
 
 ```bash