diff --git a/cmd/treatment/main.go b/cmd/treatment/main.go
index d716c7d8..793aed5b 100644
--- a/cmd/treatment/main.go
+++ b/cmd/treatment/main.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func main() {
 	mts.Meta = meta.NewWith([][2]string{{metaPreambleKey, metaPreambleData}})
 
 	// Set up the player command with audio file path.
-	filePtr := flag.String("path", "", "Path to sound file we wish to play.")
+	filePtr := flag.String("path", "~/audio.wav", "Path to sound file we wish to play.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	// Create lumberjack logger to handle logging to file.
diff --git a/init/Makefile b/init/Makefile
index 3b093cd1..68170df2 100644
--- a/init/Makefile
+++ b/init/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ install: as_root make_dirs soft_copy_files
 install_hard: as_root make_dirs hard_copy_files set_mac syncreboot
 	@echo "Hard install complete"
 
+install_hard_treat: as_root make_dirs hard_copy_files_treat set_mac syncreboot
+	@echo "Hard install complete"
+
 as_root:
 ifneq ($(USER),root)
 	$(error Must run as superuser!)
@@ -69,6 +72,20 @@ hard_copy_files:
 	printf "ma $(MA)\ndk $(DK)\n" > /etc/netsender.conf
 	chown pi /etc/netsender.conf
 
+hard_copy_files_treat:
+	if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/treatment.service ] ; then \
+		echo "/etc/systemd/system/treatment.service overwritten" ; \
+	fi
+	cp -f treatment.service /etc/systemd/system
+	systemctl enable treatment.service
+	chmod +x pi_run.sh
+	if [ -f /etc/netsender.conf ] ; then \
+		echo "Backed up netsender.conf to /etc/netsender.conf.bak"; \
+		cp /etc/netsender.conf /etc/netsender.conf.bak ; \
+	fi
+	printf "ma $(MA)\ndk $(DK)\n" > /etc/netsender.conf
+	chown pi /etc/netsender.conf
+
 set_mac:
 	printf "ip link set eth0 address $(MA)\n" > /etc/dhcpcd.enter-hook
 	chmod guo+x /etc/dhcpcd.enter-hook
diff --git a/init/treatment.service b/init/treatment.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e7f376d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/treatment.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Netsender Client for Playing and Recording Sound
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/home/pi/go/src/bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/init/treatment_run.sh
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init/treatment_run.sh b/init/treatment_run.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15b752ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/treatment_run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+# This script launches treatment on a pi, intended to run at boot time.
+
+TREATPATH=/home/pi/go/src/bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/cmd/rv
+
+echo Set kernel parameters:
+# kernel settings to improve performance on Raspberry Pi
+# tell Linux to fork optimistically
+sudo sysctl -w vm.overcommit_memory=1
+# minimize swapping, without disabling it completely
+sudo sysctl -w vm.swappiness=1
+
+# the following required directories _should_ already exist
+if [ ! -d /var/log/netsender ]; then
+  sudo mkdir /var/log/netsender
+  chmod guo+rwx /var/log/netsender
+fi
+if [ ! -d /var/netsender ]; then
+  sudo mkdir /var/netsender
+  chmod guo+rwx /var/netsender
+fi
+
+# show IP addresses
+echo Our IP addresses:
+sudo ip addr show | grep inet
+
+# capture stdout and stderr to a secondary log file (just in case)
+exec 2> /var/log/netsender/stream.log
+exec 1>&2
+
+# set env, working dir and run rv as pi user
+HOME=/home/pi
+GOPATH=$HOME/go
+TREATPATH=$GOPATH/src/bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/cmd/treatment
+PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$TREATPATH
+cd $TREATPATH
+sudo -u pi HOME=$HOME GOPATH=$GOPATH PATH=$PATH ./treatment
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+then
+  echo "Successfully exited treatment"
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo "treatment exited with code: $?" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi