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 ```
 
 ### Autostart
+The following init systems are supported.
+
+#### systemd
 ```sh
 # start the daemon at boot time
 systemctl enable pyinotifyd.service
@@ -25,6 +28,15 @@ systemctl enable pyinotifyd.service
 systemctl start pyinotifyd.service
 ```
 
+#### OpenRC (Gentoo)
+```sh
+# start the daemon at boot time
+rc-update add pyinotifyd default
+
+# start the daemon immediately
+rc-service pyinotifyd start 
+```
+
 ## Configuration
 The config file **/etc/pyinotifyd/config.py** is written in Python syntax. pyinotifyd reads and executes its content, that means you can add your custom Python code to the config file.